1. High school hosts their blood drives with Vitalant Aug. 1 – June 30 to qualify for a scholarship. 

2. Scholarship award is based on the total number of completed (successful, transfusable) blood donations during the program period.  

3. Completed (successful, transfusable) blood donations made to a school’s virtual blood drive will be added to the school’s total on a case-by-case basis. Donations made to a school’s virtual blood drive are subject to review.

4. Blood donation totals will be calculated after the program period ends to allow each school the maximum amount of time to achieve their scholarship goal. 

5. Scholarship awards will be based on total products collected as calculated by Vitalant’s blood drive software.

6. Blood donation totals are subject to review prior to award notifications to ensure accurate awards are given to each qualifying school. 

7. Blood drives will be scheduled based on calendar availability following Vitalant’s regional scheduling, staffing, and planning processes. 

8. The blood drive must be held to have the donations counted toward the school’s total. Cancelled blood drives will not count toward the school’s total.

9. Appointments, cancellations, attempts, deferrals, and donations that do not result in a transfusable blood donation will not count toward the school’s total. 

10. Participating schools may redeem their award for the sole purpose of awarding scholarships to students selected by the school. Redemption and fulfillment details are outlined in the next section.

11. Program Guidelines include Redemption and Fulfillment details below.

12. Vitalant reserves the right to make changes to this program at any time without notification.

Redemption and Fulfillment

Disclaimer: When your school or a representative from your school redeems their award, your representative and school both acknowledge that the funds from this program will only be used for the sole purpose of awarding scholarships. Scholarships must be paid payable to an institute of higher education on behalf of the student(s). Funds cannot be paid directly to any individual, and any funds that are not used may not be refunded to any individual. Other purchases or uses of the awards distributed in this program are not permitted.

Redemption and Fulfillment Timeline*

• Aug. 1 – Program period starts.
• April 1 – May 31 – Redemption information submitted by participating high schools through the online redemption form. (Information will be held until final results are calculated.)
• June 30 – Program period ends.
• July – Program results are reviewed and finalized. Award notifications are emailed to the school’s primary account contact (valid email address required; opt-in to blood drive coordinator communications required)
• Aug. – Sept. 30 – If earned, scholarship awards fulfilled.

*Timeline subject to adjustment without notification.

1. Participating schools must provide their redemption information through the online form to facilitate award distribution should an award be earned.

2. The participating school’s primary account contact with a valid email address in Vitalant’s database will receive redemption information request and scholarship notification by email. 

3. A valid email address is required. Contacts must be subscribed to Vitalant’s blood drive coordinator communications.

4. This is a non-competitive scholarship program. 

5. Schools are eligible for one scholarship award per program period.

6. Scholarships are non-transferrable and not redeemable for cash. 

7. Requests to reissue award payouts due to redemption errors will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

8. Online redemption information must be submitted by May 31. One redemption form per school will be used to process the scholarship award.

9. It is the school’s responsibility to ensure they have submitted accurate redemption information in accordance with program guidelines.

10. Awards will only be processed after Sept. 30 on a case-by-case basis.

11. Awards that are not redeemed within the timelines outlined in these guidelines will not be held, combined, divided, or otherwise distributed in a future payout.

12. Checks received and not cashed within ninety (90) days will be deemed null and void. 

13. Vitalant reserves the right to make changes to this program at any time without notification.