2025 Scholar Awards
Every year, the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium® and its partners offer scholarships to help offset the cost of coming to the symposium for some presenters. The Call for Abstracts for the 2025 opened at 8 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, May 1, 2025, and will remain open until 6 p.m. CT on July 9, 2025.
The purpose of scholar awards is to promote the education and professional development of early-career clinicians and scientists who are actively pursuing research in breast cancer by encouraging and facilitating their attendance at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Who is eligible to apply?
Scholar Awards are for Abstract Presenters and the award application is part of the Abstract Submission process. By completing the scholarship/travel award application you will be considered for all scholarships/travel awards for which you meet the criteria.
Scholarships will be awarded to graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and physicians-in-training whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at the 2025 SABCS, based upon the quality of their abstracts. Recipients of these scholarships will be identified in the SABCS program, both in print and online, and also at the meeting.
In order to be eligible for these scholarships and travel awards, the applicant:
- Must be a graduate student, medical student or resident, clinical resident/fellow, or postdoctral fellow in an official training program at an academic institution.
- Must provide certification of "in-training" status from the program director.
- Must be noted as the Presenter on an abstract submitted for the 2025 SABCS.
- Must submit an application for a scholarship with the abstract.
- Must upload a current CV.
- Must register and present the accepted abstract in person.
- May not be a previous recipient of a scholarship or travel award.
The deadline to submit a scholarship/travel award application is July 9, 2025.
2025 Scholar Award Opportunities
Coltman Scholars
In memory of Charles A. Coltman Jr. MD, a founder of SABCS. The five scholarships commemorate the significant contributions Dr. Coltman made to oncology medicine. For clinical scientists-in-training.
The Artu Hurria Travel Award in Geriatric Oncology
In memory of Arti Hurria, MD, FASCO. Dr. Hurria was a geriatrician and oncologist who devoted her clinical and research career to improving the care of older adults with cancer. These two awards honors Dr. Hurrie and recognizes her commitment to the mentorship and training of the next generation of geriatric oncologists. For geriatric oncologists-in-training.
SABCS Clinical Scholars
For clinical scientists-in-training who are actively pursuing clinical or clinical/translational research in breast cancer. 10 awards available.
SABCS Basic Science Scholars
For laboratory-based investigators-in-training whose work focuses on the biology of breast cancer and preclinical models of its development and progression. 10 awards available.
AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards
For presenters of meritorious abstracts who are Associate Members of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). 5 awards available.
Lobular Breast Cancer Research Abstract Merit Award
The Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance (LBCA) sponsors this $5,000 award in collaboration with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). This merit award recognizes the best abstracts focusing on lobular breast cancer research among those selected for presentation at SABCS 2025. Five awards are available. All abstracts related to lobular breast cancer research and treatment will be reviewed and selected by an external panel. No application is needed to be considered for this award.