Financial, Career, and Legal
Resources to help navigate the financial, employment, insurance, and legal impacts of cancer, including financial assistance, scholarships, workplace guidance, and more.
Resources to help navigate the financial, employment, insurance, and legal impacts of cancer, including financial assistance, scholarships, workplace guidance, and more.
A Practical Guide to Cancer Rights for Caregivers
A Practical Guide to Cancer Rights for Caregivers
Through this Triage Cancer guide, caregivers can learn about employment, leave options, health insurance, finances, caregiving responsibilities, and other topics to help you understand your rights, support your loved one, and make informed decisions.
ACS Road to Recovery
ACS Road to Recovery
American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program offers assistance to cancer patients by providing transportation to cancer-related medical appointments.
Allyson Whitney Foundation Financial Support
Allyson Whitney Foundation Financial Support
The Allyson Whitney Foundation supports young adults with cancer (ages 16–36) through its ‘Life Interrupted Grants,’ which help reduce financial stress so patients can focus on healing. The foundation has awarded $760,000 to date, with a dedicated Grant Committee ensuring each donation is used securely and effectively.
American Brain Tumor Association: Glenn Garcelon Fund
American Brain Tumor Association: Glenn Garcelon Fund
Limited help with housing, medical costs, utilities, and selected bills for patients with a primary benign or malignant CNS tumor.
Baby Quest Foundation
Baby Quest Foundation
Assistance for IVF, egg freezing, donor-assisted treatment, embryo donation, and gestational surrogacy.
Blood Cancer United Financial Support
Blood Cancer United Financial Support
Blood Cancers United offers multiple financial assistance programs for individuals with blood cancer.
Blood Cancer United: Medical Debt Case Management
Blood Cancer United: Medical Debt Case Management
Free, personalized case management to help people with blood cancer identify options to manage current medical debt and reduce future debt. The program does not forgive debt, pay debt directly, or assist with debt already in collections.
Bright Spot Family Financial Assistance
Bright Spot Family Financial Assistance
Bright Spot Network offers Bright Grants, providing $500 in financial assistance to families or caregivers navigating cancer while caring for a child aged 0–6 or during pregnancy.
Cancer + Careers
Cancer + Careers
Cancer and Careers helps more than 470,000 people each year (online, in print and in person) by providing valuable information and resources via expert advice, interactive tools and educational events.
Cancer for College Scholarships & Medical Debt Relief
Cancer for College Scholarships & Medical Debt Relief
Cancer for College offers need-based academic scholarships, medical debt relief, and educational experiences to inspire hope and support cancer survivors.
CancerCare Financial Assistance
CancerCare Financial Assistance
CancerCare provides limited financial assistance for cancer-related costs and copays, and its professional oncology social workers help connect patients with additional resources.
Expect Miracles Survivorship Grants
Expect Miracles Survivorship Grants
The SAMfund provides financial resources to AYAs twice a year through Financial Assistance Grants and Family Building Grants to aid folks as they recover from the financial impact of cancer.
Family Reach
Family Reach
Family Reach is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to removing financial barriers for cancer patients and their families by providing financial education, resource navigation, and direct funding for non-medical everyday needs like housing, groceries, and transportation.
FinAid: Scholarships for Students Affected by Cancer
FinAid: Scholarships for Students Affected by Cancer
FinAid lists scholarships open to students at multiple colleges and universities, including cancer-related scholarships.
Gift of Parenthood: Grant Program
Gift of Parenthood: Grant Program
Grants for IVF, IUI, surrogacy, adoption, and other family-building expenses.
HealthWell Foundation Financial Assistance
HealthWell Foundation Financial Assistance
When health insurance falls short, HealthWell helps cover copays, premiums, deductibles, and other out-of-pocket costs for essential treatments and medications.
Hirshberg Foundation: Pancreatic Cancer Financial Aid
Hirshberg Foundation: Pancreatic Cancer Financial Aid
Limited help with transportation, treatment costs, home care, pain medication, and childcare for patients in active pancreatic cancer treatment.
Hope for Fertility Foundation
Hope for Fertility Foundation
Grants for infertility treatment, surrogacy, or adoption for eligible applicants with physician-diagnosed infertility.
Job Accommodation Network
Job Accommodation Network
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on job accommodations and disability employment issues.
Kidney Cancer Association: Financial Assistance
Kidney Cancer Association: Financial Assistance
Limited assistance for patients in treatment for provider-verified primary kidney cancer who demonstrate financial hardship.
Lineberger Health Insurance Resources
Lineberger Health Insurance Resources
This UNC Lineberger webpage offers information to help cancer patients navigate health insurance options such as Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA Marketplace, and Social Security Disability.
Lineberger Housing Assistance Resources
Lineberger Housing Assistance Resources
This UNC Lineberger webpage provides housing assistance resources for patients and families receiving care at UNC Hospitals.
Lineberger Medication & Treatment Cost Assistance
Lineberger Medication & Treatment Cost Assistance
This UNC Lineberger webpage outlines resources for medication and treatment cost assistance.
Lineberger Overview of Financial Assistance Organizations
Lineberger Overview of Financial Assistance Organizations
This UNC Lineberger webpage lists organizations and resources that help cancer patients manage financial and legal challenges related to treatment.
LIVESTRONG Fertility
LIVESTRONG Fertility
LIVESTRONG Fertility was created for individuals whose cancer diagnosis may affect their ability to create or expand their families, focused on reducing the financial burden of costly fertility preservation.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer: Living Beyond Breast Cancer Fund
Living Beyond Breast Cancer: Living Beyond Breast Cancer Fund
One-time support for selected living expenses for eligible people with breast cancer.
Lymphoma Research Foundation: Patient Aid Grant
Lymphoma Research Foundation: Patient Aid Grant
Help with medical bills, treatment transportation, lodging, or childcare for patients undergoing or preparing for lymphoma or CLL treatment.
Mission4Maureen: Financial Assistance
Mission4Maureen: Financial Assistance
Help with selected medical and household expenses for children and adults receiving treatment for brain cancer or brain tumors.
My Hometown Heroes: College Scholarship Fund
My Hometown Heroes: College Scholarship Fund
My Hometown Heroes is a national scholarship fund supporting college-bound cancer survivors attending universities, community colleges, and trade schools.
National Collegiate Cancer Foundation Financial Support
National Collegiate Cancer Foundation Financial Support
NCCF provides need-based financial support to young adult cancer survivors pursuing higher education through its Survivor and Legacy scholarships.
Path to Hope: Path to Relief Fund
Path to Hope: Path to Relief Fund
Grants prioritizing treatment or clinical-trial travel and selected essential bills for U.S. patients with a primary CNS tumor.
Patient Advocate Foundation Financial Assistance
Patient Advocate Foundation Financial Assistance
The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is a national nonprofit that provides case management services and financial assistance to Americans with chronic, life-threatening, and debilitating illnesses.
Pink Fund: Financial Assistance
Pink Fund: Financial Assistance
Financial support for people in active breast cancer treatment who experienced employment-income loss.
Project Purple: Patient Financial Aid
Project Purple: Patient Financial Aid
Help with medical and everyday living expenses for patients receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer, including some ongoing post-treatment care.
Sarcoma Alliance: Hand in Hand Second Opinion Grant
Sarcoma Alliance: Hand in Hand Second Opinion Grant
Reimbursement for consultation and travel costs from a completed second opinion with a sarcoma expert.
Susan G. Komen: Financial Assistance Program
Susan G. Komen: Financial Assistance Program
Financial assistance for people undergoing breast cancer treatment or living with metastatic breast cancer.
Team Maggie’s Dream
Team Maggie’s Dream
Through financial assistance grants, Team Maggie’s Dream offsets the burden that young adult cancer patients experience when needing to financially fund fertility preservation and storage fees with very short notice.
The JDS Foundation
The JDS Foundation
The JDS Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of young adult cancer patients and their families by providing financial support for clinical trial travel, offering mentorship, and funding special bucket-list experiences to create lasting memories during difficult times.
The Simon Cancer Foundation Scholarships
The Simon Cancer Foundation Scholarships
The Simon Cancer Foundation supports cancer patients by providing scholarships and funding for camps and educational programs.
The Stork Foundation for Infertility