Cancer for College
Scholar Educational Programs · About this organization
What you get
Professional mentorship, scholar needs discussion, career and future insight, field trips, workshops, and informational webinars.
How to start
Call Cancer for College at 760-599-5096 to ask which mentorship meetings, workshops or webinars your child can join and how to sign up.
Good to know
- Most benefits require Cancer for College scholar status.
- In-person experiences are for a selected group and have no public application.
The details, as published
Your child can join monthly mentorship conversations as a Cancer for College scholar. Selected scholars can also attend in-person field trips and workshops. Occasional informational webinars may include people from the wider cancer community.
What help you may get
School And Learning
Monthly mentorship conversations
Your child can meet monthly with board members and donors, talk about what they need, and get professional mentorship and ideas for school or a future career.
Noncash help · Recurring
Can cover
- Professional mentorship
- Scholar needs discussion
- Career and future insight
- Monthly meet-ups.
School And Learning
Educational experiences and webinars
Your child may be selected for in-person field trips and workshops with other scholars. Expert webinars cover FAFSA, credit, time management, memory and stress reduction, along with other school and career topics.
Noncash help · Recurring
Can cover
- Field trips
- Workshops
- Informational webinars
- Events and webinars are periodic; no fixed schedule is published.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Cancer for College scholars personally diagnosed with B-ALL can participate; some webinars are broader cancer-community offerings.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- The program serves scholars; the partner-program page says scholars may be navigating survivorship or cancer treatment.
- Most programming is for Cancer for College scholars; some webinars are also offered to the broader cancer community.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Virtual mentorship and webinars — Monthly mentorship conversations and some webinars are virtual.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Documents to prepare
No documents are listed.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Sep 25, 2026 |
- Most programming is scholar-only and in-person experiences select participants; some webinars may be open more broadly.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Your child generally needs to be a Cancer for College scholar to join these activities.
- In-person field trips and workshops are for selected participants rather than a public sign-up.
- Call the Cancer for College office to check the next webinar date and whether your child can join without being a scholar.
- What current events, webinar links, selection rules, and participation costs apply?
- GPT Pro run03 (2026-09-25): Which upcoming webinars accept non-scholars, and are there any participation charges?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Educational Programs · checked Aug 27, 2026