Announcing a new program for student volunteers looking to support the Lafora community! If you are a current university student in the United States, consider applying for our Student Ambassador Program this fall. Student Ambassadors will be trained to host events on their campus to raise awareness and funding for Lafora disease research. Applications for the fall semester are open from now until 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, September 8th. Read more below about the initiative.

Student Ambassador Program Overview

The Student Ambassador program is a semester-long volunteer initiative that will be self-paced with guidance from our Scientific and Executive Director. Student Ambassadors will be responsible for developing an awareness and fundraising campaign at their university to support Lafora disease research and are expected to attend monthly group meetings. The student ambassador will become a liaison on their campus for the work being done at Chelsea’s Hope. Student ambassadors should expect to work an average of 10 hours per month on the project and set a fundraising goal of $250. The length of the program is one semester starting in September. Download the position description here.

Email katherine@chelseashope.org with questions.