Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) Symposium
June 25 – 27, 2025
The Morrow Hotel
222 M Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Advocate Scholarship Application
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) offers a limited number of scholarships to help CPAT members attend the CPAT Symposium in the Washington, DC area. Advocate scholarships provide financial assistance to those who would otherwise be unable to attend.
To optimize our scholarship budget to help as many advocates as possible, NCCS has made changes to the scholarships for 2025:
- NCCS will no longer be accepting scholarship applications on a rolling basis and has set deadlines for applying and awarding scholarships.
- If you are applying for a scholarship, please apply and wait to hear from us before completing the registration form.
- Advocates must apply by Monday, March 31 at 11:59 ET to be considered for the advocate scholarship.
- All applications will be reviewed and awarded by Monday, April 7.
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Scholarship Application Requirements
- Applicants must live in the United States or US Territories.
- Recipients must agree to use the scholarship to attend the entire CPAT Symposium, which begins at 2:00 PM ET on Wednesday, June 25 and ends at 2:00 PM ET on Friday, June 27.
- By applying for and accepting a scholarship, recipients must agree to participate in Hill Day to advocate for survivorship legislation championed by NCCS. Educational materials will be provided in advance of the CPAT Symposium to help you prepare for meetings with your members of Congress.
- Scholarship recipients must provide a brief testimonial (250 words) after the Symposium. The testimonial should summarize the recipient’s overall experience and the education they gained from attending the meeting. NCCS may post the testimonial or quotes on NCCS’s website and may share testimonials or quotes with funders who make the Symposium possible.
You are not eligible to receive a scholarship in 2025 under the following conditions:
- You accepted scholarship funds in the past and did not attend, without proper notice to NCCS; or
- You received a scholarship and did not complete the required testimonial.
Travel stipends and hotel accommodations discount will only be awarded to those who live more than 60 miles from the Symposium location.
Survivorship Challenge: The Road to CPAT
Join the Survivorship Challenge: The Road to CPAT fundraiser to raise funds for NCCS and help other survivor advocates attend the CPAT Symposium!
- Raise $300+ and receive an exclusive CPAT t-shirt.
- Raise $500+ and receive special recognition during the first night at CPAT.
- The top fundraiser will be recognized during the June 26 reception.
Please register for the CPAT Symposium and indicate that you will be joining the Survivorship Challenge.
We recommend that you read the Survivorship Challenge Fundraising Guide next to set up your fundraising page.
Survivorship Challenge Fundraising Guide Create Your Fundraiser
If you have questions or concerns about the fundraiser, please email Karen Wilson at kwilson@canceradvocacy.org.
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 25 and June 26 at the The Morrow Hotel.
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 25 and has a limited number of hotel rooms on Tuesday, June 24 for a 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 27 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 27. You must personally pick up your check.
If you have questions or concerns, please email Veronika Panagiotou, PhD at vpanagiotou@canceradvocacy.org.
Scholarship Application
All applicants who successfully submit an application will receive a confirmation email. Please check your spam folder. Contact us at cpat@canceradvocacy.org before the deadline if you have any questions or do not receive a confirmation email.
[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED: We are no longer accepting new applications. Please email Veronika Panagiotou at vpanagiotou@canceradvocacy.org if you have any questions or concerns.]
