Play4TheCure
Play4TheCure
Bring your team together to honor cancer patients or survivors. Play4TheCure helps athletes and sports communities turn a game, season or tournament into support for cancer research.
Spark your interest
Programs
This page is for students and supporters who want to connect their passions with NFCR’s mission, from youth ambassadors to college interns and graduate fellows. NFCR’s programs support our high-risk, high-reward translational cancer research, and the best way to get involved is to find the one that fits your interests and stage of life. Explore the programs below to find your next step and amplify your personal impact through a partnership with NFCR, helping drive breakthroughs and accelerate cures for patients and families everywhere.
Youth ambassador program
Turn an interest in science, sports or the arts into community action. Youth Ambassadors support cancer research through advocacy, awareness and fundraising, with guidance to help them develop and carry out a campaign.
Who can participate
The current program focuses on high-school-age participants under 18 and welcomes international interest. Start with the interest form, develop an idea with the NFCR team, prepare an action plan, carry out the activity and complete an after-action report.
Advocacy and awareness option
Youth Ambassadors can raise awareness through original content, community outreach and educational activities. The Advocacy Youth Ambassador route allows young people to support NFCR’s mission without a fundraising requirement.
Achievement levels
- Hope Explorer
Junior Youth Ambassador
enroll and engage.
- Mission Messenger
Advocacy Youth Ambassador
create content and outreach; no fundraising requirement.
- Change Agent
Recognized Youth Ambassador
lead a fundraising, awareness or education campaign and reflect on it.
- Cure Champion
Leading Youth Ambassador
advanced campaign leadership and fundraising achievement.
Youth guidance links
Sports, arts and DIY options
Arts4TheCure
Arts4TheCure
Use music, visual art, performance or another creative talent to bring people together for cancer research. Arts4TheCure offers a route for planning a creative fundraising activity with your community.
DIY Fundraising
DIY Fundraising
Organize a DIY fundraiser around a celebration, gaming event or community challenge.
Additional fundraising options
Graduate Fellowships
Explore a graduate fellowship for doctoral researchers working in biomedical research, data science or related quantitative fields. The program supports emerging researchers committed to advancing cancer research.
Learn more Apply for a FellowshipCollege Internships
Explore hands-on laboratory research through NFCR’s college internship program. Selected college students work with an NFCR-supported scientist and receive research mentorship. Review the current eligibility requirements, placement details and application availability before applying.
Learn more Apply for an InternshipMake a difference while you grow
Participation outcomes
Participation in our Youth Ambassador, internship and fellowship programs offers hands-on experience, the chance to learn about cancer research, and the opportunity to amplify your impact by working with NFCR’s team and network. Each program connects personal initiative or scientific curiosity with the work of supporting cancer research and the community around it. Learn more about each program and its requirements on its own page.
If none of these programs is the right fit but you still want to get involved, visit our Fundraising and Events pages for more opportunities, or reach out to the NFCR team with any questions.FundraisingVolunteeringWays to JoinHow to HelpWho We Are