Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program

About this program

The American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Research Foundation, NIH, and numerous disease-focused nonprofits offer a broad portfolio of education awards, scholarships, training and career-development grants, research funding, and meeting support to advance rheumatology clinical and research careers. Key offerings include the Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program to introduce residents to the specialty, FIT scholarships to support fellows’ attendance at ACR meetings (ACR Convergence FIT scholarship eligibility deadline May 11, 2026), and Foundation awards targeting trainees and early-career investigators. NIH funding spans training/fellowship mechanisms (T/F), career-development K awards (e.g., K01/K08/K23), research grants (R-series, e.g., R01/R21), program/center P grants, and loan repayment programs that may repay up to $35,000/year for a two-year research commitment. Eligibility is program-specific—FIT awards are for fellows-in-training, Foundation and society grants have targeted career-stage or disease-focus criteria, and NIH mechanisms require matching qualifications and institutional support; consult each program page or FIT@rheumatology.org for exact requirements and deadlines.