2025 NAAF CONFERENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

2026 NAAF CONFERENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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IMPORTANT: The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) Conference Financial Assistance Program only provides financial aid to help with registration fees and/or lodging. Financial aid is not available for other travel expenses (e.g. airfare, train tickets, hotel incidentals, etc.) Priority consideration is given to first-time applicants and individuals who have recently received a diagnosis of alopecia areata.

You will be required to submit your travel itinerary if awarded financial assistance for the 41st Annual NAAF Conference in Orlando, FL June 25 - June 28, 2026. Your travel confirmation must include: airline name, flight number, ticket cost, and departure/arrival dates and times (if applicable).

Terms of NAAF Financial Assistance Program: Please check every box as you read and accept.*

You affirm that the information you will provide in your application is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge, and you acknowledge that NAAF and its Financial Assistance Program Committee will be relying on the information provided in determining scholarship awards to the 2026 Annual Conference.In the event you are selected as a financial assistance recipient, you agree that the financial assistance will be provided in the form of a credit tendered by NAAF and applicable only to registration and/or lodging for NAAF's Annual Conference (and any other provisions, if any, for the scholarship for which you apply). You understand that you are responsible for any other expenses relating to your attendance at the National Conference.You also understand that there is no cash equivalent for the financial assistance and that it is not refundable or transferable, and applies only to the 2026 NAAF Annual Conference.If you are awarded assistance for lodging, you understand you may be asked to share a hotel room with another scholarship recipient.You agree to provide NAAF with volunteer service during the Annual Conference and a note regarding your attendance at the conference and its value to you as a member of the alopecia areata community within 90 days after attending the 2025 Annual Conference.You agree that NAAF may publish your name or identifying information, photographic likeness and statement on its website or in any electronic or print communications, identifying you as a scholarship recipient.You agree to participate in photo opportunities during conference, identifying you as a conference financial assistance recipient.In the event that you cannot attend the conference for any reason, you agree to inform NAAF immediately and understand that an alternate awardee will be selected in your place. This alternate will be selected by NAAF and its financial assistance program committee.
By signing below, you agree to all the terms above. Please note, you must select all and sign below in order to apply and qualify for financial assistance.*

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WHAT RACE AND/OR ETHNICTY DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH? Check all that apply:

Pacific IslanderCaucasianAsianBlack/AfricanHispanic/LatinxNative AmericanOther
Date

MonthDayYear
Date
NAME OF APPLICANT (Adult/Parent)*
NAME(s) OF ACCOMPANYING PERSON (1)
AGE*
NAME(s) OF ACCOMPANYING PERSON (2)
AGE
NAME(s) OF ACCOMPANYING PERSON (3)
AGE
NAME(s) OF ACCOMPANYING PERSON (4)
AGE
ADDRESS:
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
EMAIL ADDRESS
example@example.com
NAME(s) AND AGE(s) OF PERSON(s) WITH ALOPECIA AREATA
IF FAMILY MEMBER HAS ALOPECIA, WHAT IS THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO YOU?
WHAT TYPE OF ALOPECIA AREATA DO YOU OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER HAVE (CHECK ONE BOX)?

Alopecia Areata Patchy (AA)Alopecia Areata Totalis (AT)Alopecia Areata Universalis (AU)
WHAT YEAR DID YOU OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER RECEIVE A DIAGNOSIS OF ALOPECIA AREATA?
Total number of people in your group attending conference (including yourself).
How did you learn about our conference financial assistance program?

NAAF WebsiteSupport GroupNAAF Staff MemberOther
Please tell us in your own words why you would like to attend the NAAF Annual Conference. What impact would attending the conference have on your life?
Describe any circumstances affecting your need for this financial assistance.
Have you ever attended a NAAF support group meeting?

YesNo
If yes, which group (group leader's name / city and state)?
Have you ever attended a NAAF Conference? Is yes, when and where?
Have you received financial assistance to attend the NAAF Conference in the past?*

YesNo
If yes, how many times have you received financial assistance and what type of assistance did you receive?
What are you needing assistance with?

HotelRegistration
If you are requesting financial assistance for hotel accommodations, please select the number of nights you're needing.

3 nights2 nights1 night
If you were unable to receive any NAAF financial assistance, would you still be able to attend the conference?
Will you be traveling directly to/from the conference (e.g. arriving the first day/returning home the last day)?
Will you and/or your family be traveling to the conference alone or with others? If with others, are they attending the conference also?
How will you be traveling to the annual conference? Please note your proposed itinerary. (If awarded financial assistance, you will be asked to submit travel confirmations.) *
Have you donated or raised money for NAAF in the past year?

YesNo
Please provide any other information we should know about you.
Thank you for completing the NAAF Annual Conference Financial Assistance Program application !

You will receive notification of your award eligibility via phone call or email, and we will then provide you instructions on how to register as a financial assistance recipient. If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact our Support & Education Director, Judy Williams at judy@naaf.org.
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Thank you for completing the NAAF Annual Conference Financial Assistance Program application !