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Debbie L. · 07-16-2009, 08:05 PM

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation offers a generous scholarship program for advocates. In addition to covering your costs, they have orientations and nightly mentor sessions to help make sense of all the information that you glean during the day. And at those sessions, you meet advocates from all over who are doing all kinds of interesting things. It's a nice way to ease into what can be a pretty overwhelming symposium. An Alamo scholarship is how I got there, my first year (2003).

Also, if you're interested in the science, look at NBCCF (National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund) and their Project LEAD trainings:
http://www.stopbreastcancer.org/inde...sk=view&id=395

and/or the Scientist-Survivor Programs offered by AACR:
http://www.aacr.org/home/survivors--...r-program.aspx

Both have scholarships available.

There is a growing need for informed breast cancer advocates in so many arenas - gov't agencies and clinical trial boards are two good examples. Much of the work can be done from home, now that it's so easy to set up webinars and teleconferences. I encourage you to get the foundation by participating in one or all of these programs, so that when the opportunity arises, you'll be ready!

Debbie Laxague

07-16-2009, 08:05 PM	#10
Debbie L. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 463	Alamo scholarships to SABCS Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation offers a generous scholarship program for advocates. In addition to covering your costs, they have orientations and nightly mentor sessions to help make sense of all the information that you glean during the day. And at those sessions, you meet advocates from all over who are doing all kinds of interesting things. It's a nice way to ease into what can be a pretty overwhelming symposium. An Alamo scholarship is how I got there, my first year (2003). Also, if you're interested in the science, look at NBCCF (National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund) and their Project LEAD trainings: http://www.stopbreastcancer.org/inde...sk=view&id=395 and/or the Scientist-Survivor Programs offered by AACR: http://www.aacr.org/home/survivors--...r-program.aspx Both have scholarships available. There is a growing need for informed breast cancer advocates in so many arenas - gov't agencies and clinical trial boards are two good examples. Much of the work can be done from home, now that it's so easy to set up webinars and teleconferences. I encourage you to get the foundation by participating in one or all of these programs, so that when the opportunity arises, you'll be ready! Debbie Laxague