2025 Scientific & Family Conference
Scholarship Application for
Affected Individuals & Families
Cure CMD, A Foundation Building Strength, and Team Titin will provide a limited number of scholarships for affected individuals, caregivers, and families who plan to attend 2025 SciFam and need financial assistance to do so.
Though not required, we encourage you to bring your affected child/teen(s) to the conference as there will be a number of opportunities for them to interact with their peers through Young Adult Programming and Kids Camp.
Scholarship awards are not intended to cover your entire cost to attend. We hope to award as many scholarships as possible, and therefore the amount for each scholarship will be limited to the cost of two nights hotel accommodations, paid on your behalf. Additional allowances for international attendees or other circumstances may be made by each organization at their discretion.
Accessible rooms are extremely limited, and are likely to be assigned soon. If you can manage your stay in a standard room, please do so.
Scholarships are available specifically for the venue hotel (Hilton Philadelphia Penn's Landing). Should you require an accessible room, and none are avaialble, it will be up to the host organization for your neuromuscular subtype as to how scholarship assistance may be provided.
Should you accept a 2025 SciFam travel scholarship, you agree to do the following:
- Register to attend the conference no later than May 31, 2025. If you are notified of your award after this date, you must register within 10 days of accepting, or 10 days before the conference, whichever comes first.
- Book your hotel reservations within 10 days following notification of your scholarship award, or 10 days before the conference, whichever comes first.
If either condition is not met, your award may be withdrawn.
You will be asked to provide a method of payment at the time of hotel booking, but your credit card will only be charged in the following circumstances:
- If your arrival or departure dates are outside of your sponsored accommodation dates, you will be charged for those additional room nights.
- Any ancillary charges made to your room are your responsibility to pay upon check out.
- Reservations may be cancelled up to 3 days prior to your scheduled arrival. Cancellations after this date (or no-shows) will incur a charge for the first night's stay on your method of payment. This charge will be made directly by the venue.
Cash disbursements will not be offered. Applicant must be an adult.
Scholarships are for affected individuals or family members of those who live with conditions supported by Cure CMD, A Foundation Building Strength, or Team Titin.
Scholarship applications must be submitted by April 30, 2025. Award notifications will be sent on a rolling basis as applications are received and reviewed, and as funds remain available.
Scholarship budgets are limited and may be awarded on a first-come-first-serve basis, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please be considerate of your host organizations and fellow community members when applying for a scholarship -- these awards are not meant to simply provide you with a free opportunity to extend your stay.
Have questions? Contact us.