This award call invites SPAGN  member organizations to submit impactful projects in the field of bone sarcomas.

Projects should be developed by member organizations with regional or national reach and should demonstrate tangible outcomes in the advocacy or management of health services, or in improving patients’ quality of life in bone sarcomas.

Award Details:

• One winning project will receive €3,000. The award is kindly sponsored by the Fondazione Paola Gonzato Rete Sarcoma ETS, Italy.

Key requirements:

• Projects must be submitted by SPAGN member organizations with regional or national representation.
• Entries should showcase completed, evidence-based advocacy work that has positively influenced healthcare services or enhanced patients’ quality of life.
• Each organization may submit only one application.
  
  

📩 How to Apply:

• Download the application form below. 
• Submit by email to info@sarcoma-patients.org by February 28, 2025.

To apply, complete the attached form and email it along with the required attachments to info@sarcoma-patients.org.

⏳ Submission Deadline: February 28, 2025

🎉 Award Ceremony: Winners will be celebrated during the SPAGN Annual Conference 2025, April 11–13 in Washington, D.C.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be recognized for your impactful contributions! 

Success may come in many shapes, sizes and stories. Recognizing this, we have merely set up some guidelines in order to make projects comparable. Please be mindful when you are making your nomination to provide clear examples of success and avoid general statements.

Relevant for the assessment of projects:

• Impact on or for patients, caregivers and community (regionally, nationally, internationally)
• Patients reached
• Potential of adaption / reproducibility by other PAGs
• Sustainability
• Cost / Funding
• Grade of innovation

📌 Please note: Not all criteria have to be fulfilled!

We are very much looking forward to receiving your applications and hearing about your successes in advocacy, because: “Working together, making a difference.”

If you haven’t seen or heard yet, the registration for the SPAGN Annual Conference 2025 is open! Don’t miss this opportunity to attend our first-ever conference in the United States—a significant milestone for the global sarcoma advocacy community.

📅 When: April 11–13, 2025
📍 Where: Washington D.C., USA

This is your chance to network with fellow advocates, share your work, and learn about the latest advancements in sarcoma research, patient support, and advocacy.