ANRF Sontag Foundation Fellow Award
Forecasted
ANRF Sontag Foundation Fellow Award supports researchers at U.S. universities, hospitals, and research institutions, funding arthritis research to carry forward a family’s memorial commitment.
Funder: Sontag Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1 million endowment gift established the named award in perpetuity
Summary: The award supports arthritis research through the Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF).
Key Information: This arthritis research fellowship is distinct from the Sontag Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist Award for brain cancer research.
Description
The ANRF Sontag Foundation Fellow Award reflects the Sontag Foundation’s longstanding support for the Arthritis National Research Foundation and its work in arthritis research. The Sontag family began supporting ANRF in memory of Rick Sontag’s mother, who died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis. After establishing the Foundation in 2002, the family continued this commitment through annual gifts and the named fellowship.
The fellowship connects this memorial commitment with researchers at universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions across the United States. The published roster spans 2001–02 through 2024–25, including fellows at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Boston Children’s Hospital, and the University of California, San Diego.
