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American Red Cross
Sickle Cell Fighter High School Scholarship Program
A student scholarship program that rewards high schools that successfully collect blood from African American donors with the goal to support sickle cell patients by diversifying the blood supply. The top ten high schools in the country that host at least one blood drive and collect the most units from African American donors receive a $5,000 scholarship to award to a student.
Award
$5,000
Deadline
Rolling / varies
Level
Undergraduate
Status
Rolling
All majors
Who is eligible
- Must be a student at one of the top ten high schools in the country that hosts at least one blood drive and collects the most units from donors who self-identify as African American
- The high school must host the blood drive(s) between July 1, 2022 and June 2023
What you'll need
- School representatives determine the scholarship recipient based on Red Cross-recommended criteria
How to apply
- Have your high school host at least one American Red Cross blood drive between July 1, 2022 and June 2023
- Encourage donors who self-identify as African American to donate units of blood
- If your school ranks in the top ten nationally, school representatives will select the student recipient to receive the scholarship
Sources & verification
- Official listing:
- https://www.redcrossblood.org/SCFScholarship
- How this listing was added:
- Discovered automatically and summarized from the source page
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Deadlines and amounts change. Always verify details with American Red Cross before submitting.