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 closed.

*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.

An opportunity to experience the field firsthand at the Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium.

Purpose
The purpose of the Student and Resident PRSYM Scholarship is to provide outstanding students and residents currently enrolled at institutions with no pediatric rheumatology program the opportunity to attend the 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium.

Award Amount
Travel expenses up to $1,000 (including airfare, hotel and meals) plus complimentary registration to attend the 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium to be held in New Orleans, LA on 4/29/2020.

Application Deadline
Applications are due February 3, 2020.

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An opportunity to experience the field firsthand and present an abstract at the Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium; before applying, applicants must submit an abstract to the Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium.

Purpose
The purpose of the Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium Abstract Award is to provide outstanding students, residents and fellows the opportunity to attend the 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium.

Award Amount
Travel expenses up to $1,000 (including airfare, hotel and meals) plus complimentary registration to attend the 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium to be held in New Orleans, LA on 4/29/2020.

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are due February 3, 2020.

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*ACR’s FIT Scholarship recipients for the Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium (PRSYM) are not eligible to apply.