Scholarship Details

Travel

Advocate scholarships are awarded as travel stipends based on distance from conference location:

• $150 for VA, MD, WV, or DE residents who live more than 60 miles from the Symposium location.
• $300 for residents of AL, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, and VT.
• $350 for residents of IL, KS, LA, NE, OK, TX, and US Territories.
• $400 for residents of AR, AZ, CO, IA, ID, MN, MO, MT, ND, NM, NV, SD, UT, WI, and WY.
• $500 for residents of AK, CA, HI, OR, and WA.

Note: NCCS will not provide travel stipend reimbursement to individuals who are not able to attend due to illness, or unforeseen circumstances. Direct deposit and check reimbursement will only be provided to those in attendance at the Symposium.

Hotel Accommodations

Advocate scholarships also include two nights of discounted hotel accommodations of $75 per night – June 26 and June 27 at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport.

You must live more than 60 miles from the conference location to be eligible for the discounted rate on hotel accommodations. You are responsible for any charges to the room and if damages occur. NCCS will make your hotel reservation for you, and you will receive confirmation from the hotel in June 2024.

NCCS will add $75 to the travel stipend for each attendee who chooses to share a room. We ask that you identify a roommate with whom you would like to share. You can search for a roommate on our CPAT Members Facebook group. Please visit the CPAT Members group page (request to join—if you are a CPAT member, you will be accepted).

The CPAT Symposium starts at 2:00 PM ET on June 26 and has a limited number of hotel rooms on Tuesday, June 25 for discounted rate of $75. These will be prioritized for those traveling from the West Coast.

Reimbursements

You have the option of receiving reimbursement by direct deposit or check. By selecting direct deposit, NCCS will arrange to collect your account information prior to the Symposium and your stipend will be directly deposited into your account during the Symposium. Reimbursement checks will be distributed the morning of June 28 at breakfast. You must also turn in a completed Symposium evaluation. No checks will be distributed prior to the events on the morning of June 28. You must personally pick up your check.

If you have questions or concerns, please email Veronika Panagiotou, PhD at vpanagiotou@canceradvocacy.org.