Thursday, September 13, 2012

JIA Arthritis Foundation Dissertation Award

From their website: Provides one or two years of salary and/or research support. The research project must be related to arthritis management and/or comprehensive patient care in rheumatology practice, research or education. Not for laboratory research. The award amount is $30,000 per year.

Eligibility Criteria: The Doctoral Dissertation Awards are designed for pre-doctoral students who will receive doctoral degrees from U.S. institutions. Applicants should be entering the research phase of their degree program. The thesis supervisor must approve the project which must be related to arthritis management, comprehensive patient care in rheumatology practice, or arthritis research. Suitable studies include, but are not limited to, functional, behavioral, nutritional, educational, occupational, or epidemiological aspects of patient care and management. Drug studies and laboratory in vitro studies are not appropriate. A candidate must have membership or eligibility for membership in his/her professional organization.

Citizenship/Work Abroad: US citizenship is required. Awards may be used to study abroad if it seems in the best interest of the candidate's future career and has approval from the degree granting U.S. institution. However, no provisions are made for travel expenses.

To learn more about this opportunity, visit this link.