Patient Advocate Registration Scholarship

The AACR Patient Advocate Registration Scholarship offers complimentary registration for patient advocates to attend the AACR Cancer Disparities Conference. There are a limited number of scholarships available. Scholarships will be awarded based on need. Applications must be submitted no later than one week before the start of the conference. Organizations are limited to two scholarships per year.

Eligibility
  • Candidates must work or volunteer at a not-for-profit patient advocacy organization that demonstrates a charitable mission; engages in patient advocacy activities; and, supports programs, activities, or services that benefit patients with cancer.
  • Employees or subcontractors of private industry are not eligible.
  • Candidates must be approved for the patient advocate registration rate.

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. Please provide a detailed description of your current and past involvement with cancer-related advocacy work.

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* 3. What are your future advocacy priorities and plans?

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* 4. Submit a personal statement describing the benefit you expect to derive from attending the conference.

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* 5. What sessions are you interested in attending?

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* 6. Please provide a brief description of your organization (if applicable).

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What is your organization's URL?

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* 8. Does the cost of registration impact your ability to attend the conference?

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* 9. Are you willing to provide an impact statement about attending the AACR Cancer Disparities Conference?

Each application will be reviewed by multiple AACR staff. Reviewers with a conflict of interest will recuse themselves from evaluating applications with which they have a conflict. Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of their patient advocacy efforts, an estimation of the potential professional benefit to the recipient, and financial need. All applicants will be emailed regarding the status of their application.

Thank you for your application.

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