2025 Global Myositis Patient Conference
Thank you for your interest in a scholarship to attend MyoCon: TMA’s 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.
Conference scholarships are available for TMA members only. If you are not a member, please join TMA before applying.
Scholarships include, for the applicant and one travel companion:
- Conference registration
- Heroes in the Fight dinner
- One excursion
- A modest travel reimbursement to be paid after the conference following submission of receipts
Scholarship application timeline
| Applications open | April 9, 2025 |
| Deadline for submission | May 15, 2025 |
| Decisions announced | June 15, 2025 |
| Early bird registration ends* | July 1, 2025 |
| * 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. | |
TMA offers several types of conference scholarships. Please be mindful of criteria as they differ for each type of scholarship.
- General Scholarship provides funding to support any TMA member to attend MyoCon 2025.
- Applicant may reside anywhere in the world
- Approximately ten (10) general scholarships will be awarded
- Scholarships include a $250 travel reimbursement
- Global Scholarship provides funding to support international TMA members to attend MyoCon 2025.
- Applicant must reside outside the continental US.
- Scholarship includes a $500 USD travel reimbursement
- One global scholarship will be awarded
- Support and Affinity Group Leaders Scholarships provide funding to support TMA Support and Affinity Group Leaders to attend MyoCon 2025.
- Applicant must be a current support or affinity group leader
- Scholarship includes a $250 travel reimbursement
- Approximately five (5) Support and Affinity Group Leaders scholarships will be awarded
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.
Scholarship aid is available to TMA members only. Please sign up to become a member before completing the application.
Several TMA support and affinity groups provide their members with additional support to attend MyoCon 2025: TMA’s Global Myositis Patient Conference. Please check with your support/affinity group leaders for details.
Contact iapc@myositis.org for more information.