Scholarship Award Program Goal

To encourage and reward a high school blood donor chairperson for their efforts in stimulating interest and increasing the available blood supply in New Jersey.

Scope

Any high school junior or senior blood donor chairperson is eligible. Each blood center in NJ should submit the names of the high school participants along with required information to the review committee. Recognition

The donor chairperson chosen will receive an award of $500 to be used by the recipient to further their educational goals. This award will be provided directly to an institution of higher learning or an advanced educational program that the recipient will designate to the Society.

This scholarship will be presented to the winner at the annual NJSBBP meeting.

Time Frame

To be eligible for this scholarship, the blood drive must be conducted between September 1, 2002 and February 28, 2003. The required information application must be returned to the community blood center by March 1, 2003, and forwarded to the review committee no later than March 15, 2003.

Review Process

The Scholarship Committee of the NJ Society of Blood Bank Professionals will review all applications (see attached). All decisions of the NJ Society of Blood Bank Professionals will be final.

Criteria for Participants

The blood donor chairperson must be a student in good standing in the participating high school.

Application packages are available as either Word files or as Adobe PDF files by clicking the designated hyperlink below. PDF files require the Adobe Acrobat reader which can be downloaded for free by clicking on the Adobe link.

Scholarship Application - PDF file

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Scholarship Application - Word file

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 This scholarship program is not just to promote the idea of Blood donation, but also to imbibe a sense of responsibility in the student community