Annual Meeting Awards

An opportunity to experience the field firsthand at the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

Purpose
Encourage students and residents in areas of the United States underserved by rheumatology professionals* to consider a career in the field in order to better serve patients with rheumatic disease

Award Amount
$1,500 for travel expenses to attend the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting and complimentary registration, as well as one year of ACR or ARP membership

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are due August 31, 2019.

*The applicant must be a permanent resident of, or be enrolled at an accredited institution in a state that has been designated as "underserved’, based on definitions provided by IDeA and HRSA programs. Eligible states are: AK, AZ, AR, DE, HI, ID, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MS, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, ND, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, WV, WY.

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An opportunity to experience the field firsthand and present an abstract at the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting; before applying, students must submit an abstract to the Annual Meeting.

Purpose
Encourage medical and graduate students to consider a career in rheumatology by recognizing promising work

Award Amount
$1,000 award plus reimbursement of up to $1,000 for travel-related expenses to attend the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are closed. 

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An opportunity to experience the field firsthand and present an abstract at the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting; before applying, residents must submit an abstract to the Annual Meeting.

Purpose
Motivate residents to pursue subspecialty training in rheumatology

Award Amount
$1,000 award plus reimbursement of up to $1,000 for travel-related expenses to attend the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are closed. 

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An opportunity to experience the field firsthand and present an abstract at the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting; before applying, fellows must submit an abstract to the Annual Meeting.

Purpose
To recognize outstanding scientific abstracts submitted by pediatric rheumatology fellows.

Award Amount
$1,000 award plus reimbursement of up to $1,000 for travel-related expenses to attend the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are closed. 

An opportunity to present an abstract at the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting; before applying, fellows must submit an abstract to the Annual Meeting.

Purpose
Encourage fellows to continue rheumatology research 

Award Amount
$1,500 award plus reimbursement of up to $1,000 for travel related expenses to attend the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are closed.

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Funding for this award is made possible through an endowment from Dr. and Mrs. Michael H. Schiff and friends.