Congratulations Jane Torres Scholarship Recipients:
Linda McDonald – 2010 CAM Conference in West Palm Beach (January 2010)
Jennifer Pates – 2009 FORCE Annual Conference on (May 2009)
Antoinette Muirhead – Living Beyond Breast Cancer Conference Atlanta, GA (August 2009)
Jeri Francouer – San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (December 2009)
Linda McDonald – San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (December 2009)
Jennifer Pates – 2009 Force Annual Conference (April 2009)
Jennifer Pates – 2009 Young Survivors Coalition Conference in Dallas, TX (February 2009)
Linda Hake – 2008 Annual Advocacy Training Conference and Lobby Day in Washington DC (April 2008)
HavreDe Hill – 2008 Annual Advocacy Training Conference and Lobby Day in Washington DC (April 2008)
Barbara Miranda – 2008 Annual Advocacy Training Conference and Lobby Day in Washington DC (April 2008)
Jennifer Pates – 2008 Annual Advocacy Training Conference and Lobby Day in Washington DC (April 2008)
Traci Schiller – 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Experience (December 2008)
The Jane Torres Scholarship Fund was established by the Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation to assist individuals interested in obtaining education and training in breast cancer research and advocacy.
The scholarship fund was established to honor Jane Torres, the founder of the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation. Jane has been a critical and driving force behind the increase in funding for breast cancer research over the past 12 years on both the National and State levels. Jane believes we will end the breast cancer epidemic through quality cutting edge research. She has effectively educated policy makers on the need to fund more of this research, helping to increase Federal funding from 90 million to over 800 million and by raising more than 1.3 million dollars in Florida for breast cancer research and education.
Jane strongly believes that to achieve our goal, we must have advocates who are trained and educated in the science of breast cancer, current breast cancer research data and who know how to practice effective advocacy strategies. Therefore, the Jane Torres Scholarship Fund was established to allow Florida Breast Cancer Foundation advocates to attend:
* Project LEAD®, a science course for breast cancer advocates that trains them to critically analyze breast cancer research and influence research committees and other breast cancer decision-making bodies.
* The National Breast Cancer Coalition’s Annual Advocacy Training Conference which teaches participants the latest in breast cancer research, science and public policy, and sharpens their advocacy skills.
* Team Leader training to prepare grassroots advocates to serve as delegation leaders for NBCC's Washington Lobby Day on Capitol Hill.
* The San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference, the Association of Clinical Oncologists Conference, and other leading scientific and medical conferences.
Scholarship recipients must be members of FBCF and have met the pre-requisites for each of the programs. The total amount of scholarship funds awarded to an applicant will depend on the applicant’s financial need, number of qualified applicants, funds available for the given year, and the total expense associated with the specific program.
Jane Torres Scholarship Application
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