Rheumatology
Rheumatology Research Foundation
Type of Organization: Foundation
Email Address: foundation@rheumatology.org
Funds Available for Clinical Trials:
✗ Research:
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Funding Details
Requirements: Eligibility: To be eligible for this award, the applicant must:
Be a member of the ACR or ARP at the time of submission and for the duration of the award
Meet all eligibility requirements as outlined in the Awards and Grants policies.
Hold a doctoral-level degree (MD, PhD, ScD, DO, DPT, MBBS or equivalent),
Have a faculty appointment (e.g. assistant professor) at a U.S. academic center or research institution at the
time of application and for the duration of the award,
Must exhibit evidence of research independence, scientific productivity, and career accomplishments,
Submit a suitable FTE percentage based on the reported grant support(s): Current, Other, and Pending. It is
expected that PI effort will accurately reflect the time spent working on the project.
The award allows for the option of a Co-PI. If a Co-PI is added to the application, all eligibility requirements must
be met by the Co-PI. The PI and Co-PI must state their FTE percentages.
Please Note:
Principal Investigator(s) may not apply for more than one Foundation Innovative Research Award per cycle.
Principal Investigator(s) may not hold two active Foundation grants simultaneously unless the grants are for two
distinct purposes (ex. Fellowship Training Award and Innovative Research Award).
Two projects are not eligible for concurrent funding under the same mechanism (ex. Individual may not have
two different Innovative Research Awards at the same time).
The Foundation does not allow resubmission of grant applications. This means formal responses to the previous
year’s critiques will not be accepted. Applicants may apply as many times as they wish; however, all grant
applications will be reviewed as new applications.
Scientific and/or budgetary overlap between Foundation grants and other funding sources (including NIH, VA, or
other foundations) is not permitted.
Individuals employed at the NIH, FDA, or CDC are not eligible to apply.
Investigators from outside the United States may serve as co-investigators with the PI who is based in the U.S.
and who may sub-contract grant support to co- investigators
Other info: Support of innovative research in the field of rheumatologic diseases
Purpose
Will help enable research that has the potential to improve the treatment of rheumatic diseases, patient outcomes, and/or increase the quality of care