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Family Building Grant

FOR YOUNG ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS

Grant opens September 15, closes October 8

Family Building Grants are for cancer survivors seeking assistance with fertility treatment and family building procedures. This is one of the most pressing post treatment concerns for young adult cancer survivors. SAMFund Family Building Grants help applicants who have a detailed and clear plan for the family building process, and also have additional means for managing the expenses associated with their family building plan. These grants provide a bridge for applicants to get to the next point in their family building journey.

DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet the general and medical criteria to apply for a SAMFund grant.

General Criteria

You Must Meet ALL

  • U.S. Resident
  • Between 21-39 years of age at time of application
  • Not tax dependent in most recent year’s tax filing.
  • Did not receive a SAMFund grant in the previous grant cycle
  • Have not been awarded 2 or more SAMFund grants (financial assistance and/or family building), ensuring equitable support for all participants.

Medical Criteria

You Must Meet ONE

  • Complete Response/Remission or No Evidence of Disease (NED).
  • Partial Response or Stable Disease and 1 year passed active treatment.
  • Long-term hormonal therapy (such as Tamoxifen), long-term targeted molecular therapy (such as Gleevac or Herceptin), and immunotherapy are accepted as long as one of the above remission criteria is met.
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If you are actively receiving chemotherapy or radiation, you are not eligible at this time for a SAMFund grant.

Who Gets Prioritized for a SAMFund Family Building Grant?

  • Applicants who are actively engaged in their family building journey and have a detailed and clear plan and timeline.
  • Applicants on track to have an invoice in hand requiring payment within 6 months of receiving a SAMFund Family Building Grant.
  • Applicants who provide detailed information in their application about how their cancer experience has adversely impacted their family building plans.

NEW FOR 2026

To make the SAMFund Grant application easier to navigate, we created a step-by-step walkthrough video that guides applicants through the full process and highlights what to expect along the way.

WHAT A FAMLY BUILDING GRANT COVERS

What’s Covered

  • Fertility preservation which includes harvesting of eggs and embryos
  • Services for assisted reproductive technologies like IVF or IUI
  • Gestational carrier or surrogacy fees
  • Fertility testing
  • Adoption 

What’s Not Covered

  • Fertility storage fees and Living Expenses (These expenses are covered by the SAMFund Financial Assistance Grant Program)
  • Reimbursement for fertility procedures completed prior to an application being filed.
  • Health insurance expenses.

Questions?

Please review our frequently asked questions to learn more.

Samfund FAQs

Apply for an EMF Samfund Grant

 

Step 1

Download a medical history verification form and send to your healthcare practitioner for completion. Form can’t be completed greater than 14 days prior to grant opening.
 
Medical Form

Step 2

If you have not filed taxes in 2024 and or 2025, download and complete a tax affidavit form. Form can’t be completed greater than 14 days prior to grant opening. Otherwise, you will be instructed to upload tax documents to confirm income.

 
Affidavit Form

Step 3

Apply for an EMF SAMFund grant using our online application. Applicants must upload the medical history verification form and tax documents as part of their application.

Grant Closed

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