Thank you for your interest in the Life Grant™ program. The Cameron Siemers Foundation for Hope created Life Grants to provide young adults with life-threatening illnesses the support and resources needed to realize their dreams and make a difference in people's lives. Applicants who are awarded a Life Grant receive $5,000 towards their project.

We award Life Grants on a quarterly basis. If we select your project, a Life Coach will be available to help you realize your vision. If your submission is not selected for a Life Grant, we invite you to resubmit your application for the following quarter. You can receive a Life Grant up to one time a year.

To be eligible, you need to have been diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, and you must be between ages 18 and 28 by the submission deadline.

So what do you have to do to receive a Life Grant? Send us an application with the following items:

• A letter from either the physician who directed your treatment or the hospital/health clinic where you stayed, confirming your condition and treatment
• Two letters of recommendation; one letter can be from a family member
• The attached Life Grant Project Worksheet
• A recent photograph that we can use on our Web site to feature your story
• A signed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) release and a privacy release
• Answers to the questions provided on the attached application

Our application submission deadlines are listed below:

Quarter Three: August 19, 2008

Quarter Four:   November 19, 2008

A Life Coach will screen the applications to ensure they are complete. After this initial screening, our staff will review the submissions and narrow the list to the top ten Life Grant proposals. Our founder and president, Cameron Siemers, will review these ten applications and select the Life Grant winner. Winners will be notified by phone following the decision.