The national advocacy group Children’s Cancer Cause, which plays a leadership role in advocacy and training on national issues affecting childhood cancer, has established an annual $10,000 award, the Survivorship Champion’s Prize, to be presented to a group, program, or institution making significant advances in programs and services to provide life-long health maintenance for survivors of pediatric cancers. The deadline to submit an application is July 31, 2022.
The award recognizes the importance of the unique challenges associated with the posttreatment services for survivors, especially as they transition to non-oncology adolescent and/or adult health care services.
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria include the following:
The Champion’s Prize will be presented as part of the Children’s Cancer Cause annual event in New York City in November 2022.
Established in 2020, the Survivorship Champion’s Prize has awarded a total of $50,000 in funds to prestigious survivorship programs around the country that are doing groundbreaking work to improve the long-term outlook for survivors.
To learn more, visit childrenscancercause.org.
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