CBCRP Conference Awards

We offer two types of conference awards. The Standard Conference Award is open to all applicants who have the capacity to host an event that satisfies the criteria below. The Community-Led Conference Award supports grassroots organizations that need more time or resources to develop and execute a successful event.

Events hosted by Community-Led Conference Award will need to address all of the elements of the Standard Conference Award; however, the applicants will submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full application. The council will provide feedback that the applicant may use in preparing the application for the award. If you or your organization would benefit from this additional feedback, learn more about the application process on our Community-Led Conference Award page.

Budget: Up to $25,000 in direct costs will be awarded. F&A (indirect) costs are not allowed. CBCRP intends to fund up to one standard award and one community-led award annually.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

CBCRP Conference Awards applications and letters of intent must be submitted through the SmartSimple database.

All conference awards will support events that are designed to address one or more of the following goals:

• Highlight resources particular to California
• Encourage new collaborations
• Recruit high quality researchers to the field
• Examine and create solutions for disparities/inequities
• Inspire paradigm-shifting research
• Inform policy
• Promote translational and/or outcome driven research that will impact public health outcomes
• Create tools for educating members of the public about breast cancer

At least one major objective of the conference or event must focus on breast cancer and at least 50 percent of the event must be devoted to accomplishing the breast cancer objective(s). Funding preference will be given to events that bring together people with different perspectives who do not usually meet and exchange views and to events that are more likely to lead to new research projects and new collaborations.

Events may take place in-person, virtually or iin some combination. Some format options for the Conference Award include:

1. A symposium or webinar with formal presentations and targeted breakout sessions,
2. A retreat that emphasizes less formal interactions or
3. A conference style roundtable discussion of pertinent issues without pre-existing leadership roles established.

Click the link below to view a full description of Standard and Community-Led Conference Awards requirements, application and evaluation process.

 Conference Award Instructions (pdf).

APPLICANT INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS

We are hosting an applicant informational webinar on September 9, 2025 from 12:00–1:00 PM PT. Please join us to learn about eligibility, requirements, and the application process for funding opportunities, including:

• Conference Awards
• Community Research Collaboration Awards
• Bridge Funding for Fellows
• Fellowship Awards
• IDEA Awards

REGISTER FOR WEBINAR

There is also an archival webinar from September 19, 2017 that focused specifically on describing the conference award application process and requirements.