Survivorship Champion's Prize

Program Description: Awards excellence in survivorship care programs and services that provide life-long health maintenance for survivors of pediatric cancers.

Award Structure:

• Primary Award: $10,000 to one top-scoring program
• Special Category Awards: $5,000 each in up to three categories (Program Impact, Collaboration, Scalability)

Eligibility:

• Groups, programs, or institutions
• Must demonstrate significant advances in programs and services for pediatric cancer survivors
• Focus on life-long health maintenance

Selection Criteria:

• Patient-centric research
• Multidisciplinary care models
• Innovation in survivorship services
• Rural care focus
• Specialized clinics (cardio-oncology, neuro-oncology)
• Program impact and collaboration
• Scalability of approach

Special Categories:

• Program Impact: Supporting survivors and families through major care transitions
• Collaboration: Regional consortiums and partnerships addressing survivor needs
• Scalability: Comprehensive educational support reaching survivors in community settings

Background:

• Launched in 2020
• Part of the Stewart Initiative for Childhood Cancer Survivors
• As of 2022, awarded $75,000 to 12 prestigious survivorship programs
• Supports programs serving the 500,000+ pediatric cancer survivors in the U.S.

Population Served:

• 30% of childhood cancer survivors unsure if they have treatment records
• 46% have significant concerns about relapse
• 40% worried about fertility

Contact:

• Children's Cancer Cause
• 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 400
• Washington, DC 20004
• info@childrenscause.org