VCRC-VF Fellowship Program Grant

VCRC-VF Fellowship Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Vasculitis Foundation
Last Updated: November 16, 2025

Summary

The VCRC-VF Fellowship Program, a collaboration between the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium and the Vasculitis Foundation, offers a two-year mentored training opportunity for physician-investigators dedicated to vasculitis research. This tailored fellowship allows candidates to gain clinical and translational research experience at VCRC-affiliated sites in North America, focusing on patient-oriented investigation. Applicants must hold an MD, demonstrate a commitment to vasculitis care, and ideally possess relevant subspecialty training.

Overview

Note: 1) Applications for the VCRC-VF Fellowship are accepted at any time of the year but it is expected that Fellowships will usually commence in alignment with the academic calendar in North America (academic years start on July 1).  2) Alternative schedules are acceptable. Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium The Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) is a founding member, in 2003, of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN). The VCRC is the major clinical research infrastructure in North America dedicated to the study of vasculitis. The VCRC has grown to include 18 academic medical centers in the United States and Canada conducting investigator-initiated clinical and translational research. The VCRC also partners with 50 other centers worldwide for the conduct of clinical trials. Vasculitis Foundation The Vasculitis Foundation was founded in 1986 by Marilyn Sampson, RN as the Wegener’s Granulomatosis Support Group after Marilyn was diagnosed with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (formerly called Wegener’s). In just a few decades, the Vasculitis Foundation has grown to encompass support, education, and research for the entire family of vasculitides. VCRC-VF Fellowship Program The Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC)-Vasculitis Foundation (VF) Fellowship is a mentored training program of up to two years for physician-investigators who have indicated a commitment to vasculitis and wish to pursue a period of specialized training with an emphasis on clinical and/or translational patient-oriented clinical investigation. The trainee will undertake the Fellowship at a VCRC-affiliated site in North America that has an established distinct clinical and research program in vasculitis and availability of senior faculty mentors. There is no core curriculum for the VCRC-VF Fellowship. Fellowships are tailored to the individual Fellow, depending on the fellow’s interests, background, and type of Fellowship(a one-year clinical Fellowship, or a two-year research/clinical Fellowship), and the unique resources and opportunities at the host institution. Being named a VCRC-VF Fellow is neither dependent on, nor a guarantee of, funding support for the Fellow by the VCRC-VF. Goals There are two principal goals of the VCRC-VF Fellowship: For the Fellow to be involved in the care of enough patients with various forms of vasculitis to develop experience and expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients. To familiarize trainees with the major unmet research needs in vasculitis, the investigative techniques used in clinical and translational research in vasculitis, and understand how to conduct high-quality clinical research in vasculitis.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The candidate must be an MD (or equivalent) committed to a career in caring for patients with vasculitis. The candidate needs to have a strong interest in conducting clinical investigation in vasculitis. The candidate must have finished a residency and (preferably) have some sub-specialty training relevant to vasculitis(e.g. rheumatology, nephrology, or other disciplines).Candidates from various subspecialty backgrounds are encouraged to apply. If specializing, VCRC Fellowship training will take place after the applicant has completed their subspecialty training. The candidate must have a training license or full license to practice in the state/province where the Fellowship will take place from the START of the Fellowship period. The fellow must be a citizen of the host country or have a valid visa that is acceptable to the host site from the START of the Fellowship period.