 Applicant must meet all eligibility requirements as outlined in the Awards and Grants policies

  Applicant must be an ACR or ARP member at the time of submission and for the duration of the award.

ACR members must meet the following criteria:

• Have earned a DO or MD degree and by the start of the award term have completed at least one year of training in an ACGME accredited rheumatology training program.

• Individuals more than 4 years from the beginning of fellowship (or 5 years for pediatric rheumatologists) at the time of award start date may not apply.

• MDs and DOs who are not licensed to perform clinical care may not apply.

ARP members must meet the following criteria:

• Have earned a PhD*, DSc, or equivalent doctoral degree by the time of award start.

• Must be within 3 years of terminal degree at the time of award start date.

 *The Foundation does NOT currently support non-MD/DO scientists working on basic science projects.

 Applicant must be affiliated with an accredited graduate or medical school.

 Applicant must be able to commit a minimum of 75 percent full-time professional effort to research, academic career development, and other research related activities. Candidates may not spend more than 25 percent in clinical and/or teaching activities. It is expected that about 50 percent of full-time professional effort will be spent on the Foundation funded project.

 Receive acceptance by a mentor who will oversee the training and research experience.  Former or current recipients of research grants at the K level or higher, including institutional K, and past awardees of this or equivalent Foundation grants are NOT eligible to apply.

 Applicant may not apply for the Investigator Award in the same funding cycle.

 Individual may not apply for more than one Scientist Development Award per funding cycle.

 Applicant is not eligible to receive funding from the Foundation’s Career Development Bridge Funding Awards during the Scientist Development Award term. Issued April 1, 2024 Scientist Development 

 Investigators interested in using data from the ACR’s RISE registry as part of their proposed research project must have their data use request approved before applying for funding.

Please visit RISE for Research for more information on RISE data. RISE data requests should be submitted at least 2 months prior to the Foundation’s application deadline.

The Foundation is sensitive to the fact that life and professional challenges may arise. Applicants or awardees may contact the Foundation to request reasonable accommodations to eligibility criteria, award terms, award policies, application deadlines, extensions, etc. when needed. All requests are subject to review and approval by the Scientific Advisory Council.

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Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Rheumatology Research Foundation

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