{"id":22394,"date":"2025-04-03T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/?page_id=22394"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:08:19","slug":"myocon-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/myositis-conference\/myocon-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The application deadline for 2025 conference scholarships has passed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/myositis-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference registration<\/a> is still open. Early bird discount ends July 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Myocon<\/strong> <strong>2025: TMA&#8217;s Global Myositis Patient Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your interest in a scholarship to attend MyoCon 2025: TMA\u2019s Global Myositis Patient Conference. Thanks to generous donations from members of the myositis community, TMA is able to provide a limited number of scholarships for members in need. Please read through this entire page before applying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conference scholarships are available for TMA members only. If you are not a member, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/join-tma\/\">join TMA<\/a> <em>before<\/em> applying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scholarships include, <\/strong>for the applicant and one travel companion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conference registration &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heroes in the Fight dinner&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One excursion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A modest travel reimbursement to<strong> <\/strong>be paid after the conference following submission of receipts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"button primary\"  href=\"https:\/\/fs17.formsite.com\/myositis\/2025Scholarship\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scholarship application timeline<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular tma-table-bold\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Applications open<\/td><td>April 9, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Deadline for submission<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>May 15, 2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Decisions announced<\/td><td>June 15, 2025 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Early bird registration ends*<\/td><td> July 1, 2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan=\"2\">* If your application for a scholarship is not successful and you want to attend the conference, we encourage you to register before the fee increases after July 1.<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TMA offers several types of conference scholarships. Please be mindful of criteria as they differ for each type of scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>General Scholarship <\/strong>provides funding to support any TMA member to attend MyoCon 2025.<ul><li>Applicant may reside anywhere in the world<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Approximately ten (10) general scholarships will be awarded<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scholarships include a $250 travel reimbursement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global Scholarship <\/strong>provides funding to support international TMA members to attend MyoCon 2025.<ul><li>Applicant must reside outside the continental US.<\/li><li>Scholarship includes a $500 USD travel reimbursement<\/li><li>One global scholarship will be awarded<\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support and Affinity Group Leaders Scholarships <\/strong>provide funding to support TMA Support and Affinity Group Leaders to attend MyoCon 2025.<ul><li>Applicant must be a current support or affinity group leader<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Scholarship includes a $250 travel reimbursement<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Approximately five (5) Support and Affinity Group Leaders scholarships will be awarded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that priority for funding will be given to those who have not attended the conference in the past. In addition, consideration may be given to balancing awardees by disease type and geographical representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Scholarship aid is available to TMA members only. Please <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/join-tma\/\"><em>sign up to become a member<\/em><\/a><em> before completing the application.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several TMA support and affinity groups provide their members with additional support to attend MyoCon 2025: TMA\u2019s Global Myositis Patient Conference. Please check with your support\/affinity group leaders for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:myocon@myositis.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">myocon@myositis.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The application deadline for 2025 conference scholarships has passed. Conference registration is still open. Early bird discount ends July 1. 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