AACR Patient Advocate Travel Scholarship

15th AACR Conference On The Science of Cancer Health Disparities
Submission Deadline: August 18, 2022

The AACR is offering Patient Advocate Travel Scholarships to encourage the education and engagement of patient advocates in cancer research by providing financial support to present abstracts at the AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities (Sept 16-19, 2022). These awards are provided to offset a portion of the registration, travel, and subsistence expenses incurred in attending the conference.

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.

- All patient advocates who submit an abstract, and are listed as the presenter, may be considered for a Patient Advocate Travel Scholarship.

- Awards are contingent on the abstract’s approval.

- Applicants do not need to be an AACR member to be considered for an award.

- Employees or subcontractors of private industry are not eligible.

- Previous AACR Active or Associate members are not eligible.

Please Note: Patient advocates are limited to one AACR Patient Advocate Travel Scholarship per year. Organizations are limited to two AACR Patient Advocate Travel Scholarships per year.

Question Title

* 1. Contact Information

Name *

Organization

Job Title *

Address

City/Town *

State *

Zip *

Country

Email Address *

Phone

Question Title

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

Question Title

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

Question Title

* 4. Submit a personal statement describing the benefit you expect to derive from attending the conference and the reasons for your interest in the conference.

Question Title

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

Question Title

* 6.
What is your organization's URL?

Question Title

* 7. Do you have a Twitter handle?

Yes

If yes, please state your username.

Question Title

* 8. Please upload the AACR Patient Advocate Abstract that you submitted for the 2022 AACR Conference on the Science of Health Disparities.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

Choose File

Members of the conference Program Committee will select the award recipients based on the qualitative rating of the abstract. Final award amounts will be dependent on the travel requirements of each awardee (local, regional, national, or international). Award applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Notices will be sent to all applicants by August 19, 2022. Award recipients will be required to complete a certification form confirming their eligibility.

Please direct all questions to advocacy@aacr.org.

Thank you for your interest in the AACR patient advocacy program.

Question Title

* 1. Contact Information

Question Title

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

Question Title

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

Question Title

* 4. Submit a personal statement describing the benefit you expect to derive from attending the conference and the reasons for your interest in the conference.

Question Title

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

Question Title

* 6. What is your organization's URL?

Question Title

* 7. Do you have a Twitter handle?

Question Title

* 8. Please upload the AACR Patient Advocate Abstract that you submitted for the 2022 AACR Conference on the Science of Health Disparities.

* 6.
What is your organization's URL?