How much funding does Herbek Humanitarian Award Grant provide?

Herbek Humanitarian Award Grant provides Up to US $1,500 in funding.

When is the deadline for Herbek Humanitarian Award Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Herbek Humanitarian Award Grant

College Of American Pathologists Foundation

Foundation Healthcare Grants Grants for Native Americans Grants for Women

Funding Amount

Up to US $1,500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Other requirements

Nomination Guidelines.
Nominees must have served as a See, Test & Treat program lead or significantly contributed to and participated in an event.
Nominations must be submitted by Friday, May 1, 2026, using the Herbek Humanitarian Award online form.
A CAP member pathologist who has significantly contributed to the See, Test & Treat program

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Currently serving CAP Foundation board members, or candidates for any elected CAP office, are not eligible for award nomination.
Not eligible: Self-nominations or incomplete nominations will not be considered.

Overview

The Herbek Humanitarian Award honors a CAP member pathologist for significant contributions to the See, Test & Treat® program, which offers free cancer screenings to underserved women. Herbek, MD, FCAP, who pioneered this initiative for Native Americans. Self-nominations or incomplete entries will not be accepted, ensuring high standards in recognition.

Overview
The CAP Foundation’s See, Test & Treat® program provides free cervical and breast cancer screening to medically underserved women across the United States. CAP member pathologists, together with a team of health care professionals, volunteer their time and expertise to deliver screenings and same-day (or prompt) results, as well as follow-up care or treatment recommendations, all at no cost to the women served. The team also strives to educate women about the pathologist’s role on their healthcare team, the importance of routine preventive screening, and how healthy lifestyle choices can reduce cancer risk.
The Jean and Gene Herbek, MD, FCAP Humanitarian Award, introduced in 2011, is named in honor of the late Gene N. Herbek, MD, FCAP, a past president of the CAP who brought the first See, Test & Treat program to Native American women in South Dakota, as well as for his wife, Jean, who continues his commitment. The award honors a CAP Member who has made innovative and unique contributions to advance the See, Test & Treat program.

Eligibility

Nomination GuidelinesNominees must have served as a See, Test & Treat program lead or significantly contributed to and participated in an event.
Nominations must be submitted by Friday, May 1, 2026, using the Herbek Humanitarian Award online form. Currently serving CAP Foundation board members, or candidates for any elected CAP office, are not eligible for award nomination.A CAP member pathologist who has significantly contributed to the See, Test & Treat program
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.