About the SCAY Awards
The Sickle Cell Advocates of the Year (SCAY) Awards is annually recognizes devoted sickle cell advocates who have made invaluable strides towards the progression of sickle cell through their contributions and achievements. To put it simply, we are recognizing excellence in sickle cell advocacy.
The profile of a Sickle Cell Advocate of the Year is that of an individual that radiates a passion for sickle cell advocacy, while engaging the community and inspiring others to make a difference. They are educators, spokespeople, and supporters; they are positive representatives in the sickle cell community.
This award promotes patient engagement by allowing individuals within the sickle cell community to nominate sickle cell advocates that exemplify all of the qualities listed above. In the past years we have received hundreds of candidates from around the world.
Award Categories
This year Sickle Cell 101 is honoring one (1) advocate in each of the following categories:
- Sickle Cell Advocate of the Year: Recognizes a leader within the sickle cell community that demonstrates their commitment to serving, connecting, educating, empowering, and/or inspiring the sickle cell community through their contributions and achievements in advocating for sickle cell.
- Youth Sickle Cell Advocate of the Year: Recognizes a young leader (<18 years) within the sickle cell community that demonstrates their commitment to serving, connecting, educating, empowering, and/or inspiring the sickle cell community through their contributions and achievements in advocating for sickle cell.
- Digital Sickle Cell Advocate of the Year: Recognize a leader within the digital space that demonstrates their commitment to serving, connecting, educating, empowering, and/or inspiring the digital sickle cell community through their contributions and achievements in advocating for sickle cell.
- Sickle Cell HCP Advocate of the Year: Recognizes medical and healthcare professionals and medical students demonstrating true allyship in clinical care and treatment for sickle cell by displaying excellence in engaging with patients and their loved ones to optimize care and treatment for sickle cell.
Read more about our past SCAY Award Recipients and their achievements.
Eligibility
The SCAY Awards are open to individuals globally that are doing great work for the sickle cell cause. This may include individuals living with sickle cell, their family members, caregivers, and/or healthcare professionals.
SCAY nominations are open to the global sickle cell community. Individuals must be able to prove their accomplishments through documentation.
Restrictions
- Nominee cannot be a previous SCAY Awards recipient
- Nominee cannot be affiliated with Sickle Cell 101
Prizes
All SCAY Award recipients will receive the following:
- Moon Award Placard
- $1,000 USD cash prize
- Features on SC101 digital platforms
- Invitation to 1 year paid ambassador opportunity*
- SC101 swag
Community Voting
Finalists will be selected and notified after the nomination period. The global sickle cell community will determine a winner from each category based on the majority vote.