Rheumatology Scholarship – Workforce Expansion Grant

The Rheumatology Scholarship – Workforce Expansion aims to recruit future rheumatology professionals by supporting students and residents from underserved areas to attend ACR Convergence 2025. Awardees receive $2,000 for travel, registration, and a one-year ACR/ARP Membership. This initiative fosters networking opportunities and educational experiences crucial for enhancing patient care in rheumatology. It is part of a broader campaign to address the growing shortage of rheumatologists and improve patient access to care.

Workforce expansion efforts are critically needed for meeting the growing patient demand for rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals. The Rheumatology Research Foundation is working to address the growing shortage by offering awards aimed at recruiting the next generation of rheumatology care providers. As part of the broader Choose Rheumatology campaign, this scholarship encourages medical students, graduate students, and residents representing geographically underserved areas of the United States and/or those demonstrating unique perspectives or backgrounds reflective of the rheumatology patient population, to pursue careers in the field.
The purpose of the Choose Rheumatology Scholarship- Workforce Expansion is to introduce students and residents to the field of rheumatology by supporting their in-person attendance at ACR Convergence 2025, the world’s premier rheumatology experience. Applicants for the scholarship must demonstrate a commitment to increasing patient access to care and articulate their future professional plans to join the rheumatology workforce.
Participation at this meeting will introduce recipients to the specialty of rheumatology and rheumatology-related health care to better serve patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Awardees will be invited to attend several invite-only networking and learning opportunities with other students and residents as well as leaders in the rheumatology community. This includes:

• Invitation to the Foundation’s award recipient’s luncheon.
• Attendance at an exclusive half-day Choose Rheumatology event (see below).
• Invitation to the Fellows-in-Training (FIT) program
• Award Amount: $2,000 for travel expenses, complimentary registration to ACR Convergence 2025, plus a one-year ACR/ARP Membership.
• Additional Event Details:
• ACR Convergence (October 24 - 29th in Chicago, IL)

The meeting features the latest innovations, science, clinical and business best practices in rheumatology. Attendees will get first-hand access to the latest discoveries and research transforming rheumatic disease care, as well as clinical applications that will improve the health of patients. It is an opportunity to experience personalized learning and networking that allows attendees to expand their knowledge and to develop new areas of interest and focus within rheumatology. For more information about ACR Convergence check out ACR Convergence 2025.
Choose Rheumatology Experience
The event will take place during ACR Convergence and involves a breakfast and introductory educational session followed by an opportunity for students and residents to network with rheumatology fellows-in-training, subject matter experts, and other rheumatology professionals. Additional details will be provided at a later time

Eligibility

All award recipients must abide by Foundation Awards and Grants Policies at all times.
The applicant must be a currently enrolled graduate student; medical student; or internal medicine, pediatric, or combined medicine/pediatrics resident at a U.S. based institution.