Annual Meeting Awards

Attendees at an American College of Rheumatology annual meeting. Cultivating an interest in rheumatology is essential to ensuring students, residents and fellows pursue careers in the field and help fill shortages, both academically and geographically. The Annual Meeting Awards recognize scholarship among aspiring rheumatology professionals.

Student and Resident ACR/ARP Annual Meeting Scholarship

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. Come back in Summer 2019 to apply.

*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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Student Achievement Award

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
$1000 plus complimentary registration and up to $1,000 in travel expenses to attend the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are closed. Come back in summer 2019 to apply.

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Medical and Pediatric Resident Research Award

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
$750 plus complimentary registration and up to $1,000 in travel expenses to attend the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are closed. Come back in summer 2019 to apply.

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Pediatric Research Award

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 plus complimentary registration and up to $1,000 in travel expenses to attend the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are closed. Come back in summer 2019 to apply.

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Funding for this award is made possible through an endowment provided by Amgen, Inc.

Marshall J. Schiff, MD, Memorial Fellow Research Award

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 plus complimentary registration and up to $1,000 in travel expenses to attend the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

Application Deadline
Applications for this award are closed. Come back in Summer 2019 to apply.

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

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