Application - Advocate Professional Development and Brand Ambassador Grant

Purpose & Vision
This grant is designed to support people with lived experience (PWLE) who have previously represented the Lung Health Foundation (LHF) as advocates or spokespeople. It aims to remove financial barriers that often prevent advocates from participating in high-impact conferences, summits, and expos—ensuring they have a visible seat at the table in shaping health narratives across Canada.
At the same time, it serves to extend the reach of the LHF’s brand by positioning our advocates as ambassadors in diverse, meaningful spaces.

Grant Details

Granting Model: 3 grants of up to $500 each, or 50% of conference costs—whichever is less
Eligibility: PWLE with past experience as an LHF advocate or spokesperson

Selection & Promotion

Promoted internally to our current network of advocates/spokespeople
A streamlined application form will gather details on event relevance, benefit to the advocate, and brand exposure potential

Advocate Expectations
To ensure mutual benefit, each grantee will enter into an Impact Agreement, which may include:

Representing LHF with a wearable item – e.g. a pin, lanyard
A post-event debrief call with an LHF team member
Requests for photos from the event, to be used in LHF social posts and newsletters
An approved quote from the Advocate, about what the opportunity meant to them, what they learned, etc.
The handing out of printed items, where appropriate
Mentions of LHF in speeches and presentations
Acquisition – manual or digital (ie, via clipboard or loaned iPad) for The Loop (PWLE) or the Collaborative (HCPs)

Covered Expenses may include:

Conference registration
Travel and meals
Any other agreed costs related to ambassador duties

Questions regarding the purpose or procedures of this grant should be directed to advocacy@lunghealth.ca.

Applications for this grant opportunity will be reviewed quarterly.

2. Conference Information *This question is required.

	Conference Name
	Expected number of attendees
	Audience type (e.g., healthcare professionals, people with lived experience, researchers, etc)
	Location

3. Conference Start Date *This question is required. This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.

calendar

4. Conference End Date *This question is required. This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.

calendar

5. Conference Description (please also include website URL) *This question is required.

6. Applicant Contact Information *This question is required.

First Name

Last Name

Title

City

Province

Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

7. Short Biography (approx 250-500 words) *This question is required.

8. Please describe your experience representing LHF (approx 500 words) *This question is required.

9. Professional Development and Brand Ambassador Opportunity (In approximately 500 words or less, please describe the expected opportunity for your own personal growth as well as for promoting LHF's advocacy, programs and/or brand.) *This question is required.

10. Estimate Budget (Please keep receipts as LHF will ask for them afterwards) *This question is required.

	Conference registration/ticket
	Travel (mileage OR plane/train ticket)
	Accommodation
	Meals
Total : 0