Patient Assistance for Clinical Trials
As the leading private funder of research in the sarcoma community, it is our mission to advance treatment options for sarcoma patients. To this end, it is vital that patients have access to clinical trials. Often, sarcoma patients must travel or pay out-of-pocket expenses to participate. SFA receives inquiries from patients of all ages, from across the globe, needing assistance for information about and access to clinical trials and sarcoma specialty centers. We realize the desperate need in the sarcoma community. To assist patients with this burden, SFA has initiated a program to provide financial reimbursement for direct expenses related to clinical trial participation.
Clinical Trial Assistance
This program assists with direct expenses related to transportation (airfare, gas, rental cars, taxi fare, parking/tolls), and lodging associated with participation in a clinical trial.
Grants are awarded for eligible expenses up to the maximum award limit ($5,000.00) per patient. Grant amounts will not exceed $5,000; however, approved grantees may apply for an extension if additional funds are needed to complete the clinical trial. All awards are based on available funds. Approval of an application does not guarantee that funding will be at the maximum level requested.
Applicants must already be accepted into or actively participating in a clinical trial.
To highlight those with the most need, applicants must meet financial eligibility requirements.
Applicants selected for funding must submit a completed W-9 form.
If awarded, applicants between the ages of 15 and 39 at the time of diagnosis will be funded by Jordan’s Dream Fund.
Applicants of all ages will be funded by the Sarcoma Foundation of America.
Funds are limited and will be granted based on availability as well as meeting all eligibility requirements.
Clinical Trials Assistance Application Process
Applications are accepted and grants are awarded on a rolling basis. Please read the application guidelines.
If you meet the requirements, please complete this application and submit to SFA at clinicaltrials@curesarcoma.org.
For questions or express interest in establishing a fund to support sarcoma patients, please contact us at clinicaltrials@curesarcoma.org.
About Jordan’s Dream Fund
Jordan’s Dream Fund was established in 2017 in memory of 28-year-old Jordan Andrew Singer (1988-2017), a patient with epithelioid sarcoma. Singer befriended other sarcoma patients, many of whom did not have the financial resources to participate in clinical trials. This realization led to the formation of Jordan’s Dream Fund, a partnership between Singer’s family and Sarcoma Foundation of America.