• High schools in DeSoto and Sarasota Counties are eligible to earn scholarship funds for their students by holding a minimum of four blood drives during the school year.  
• The funds accrued by each school are directly related to the number of registrations each school acquires or number of volunteers who assist as “blood buddies” at SCBB sponsored blood drives over the course of the school year.

• A student must demonstrate support of the school blood drive by promoting the drive, donating blood, volunteering for SCBB or acting as a “blood buddy”  three times during their graduation year*a blood buddy is a student who acts as a guide for another student donor when leaving the bloodmobile.
• Student must provide written acknowledgement of their participation from either an SCBB blood drive coordinator or designated school blood drive coordinator.
• Student must graduate in 2010.

  

Scholarships will be calculated on the total number of registrations, volunteers or “blood buddies” for each SCBB sponsored blood drive at each school during the school year.  For example: a school that has 500 students register to donate over the course of the school year will receive $5.00 for each donor for a total of $2,500 in scholarships. Scholarships awarded will be a minimum of $500 and possibly higher depending on the total number of registrations at the end of the school year. Please note:  a scholarship is not guaranteed for each school or student.

 

Students must submit an application which will be reviewed by a committee comprised of blood bank employees, board of directors and community leaders. Awards are based on:

• Accrued funds for the student’s school.
• Student’s contribution to the school blood drive or volunteer service to SCBB.
• Quality and content of application.

 

Our deadline for applications was May 10th. Please check back for 2011.

Applications are available at www.scbb.org, the school bloodmobile or our donor centers in Sarasota, Nokomis and Arcadia. If submitting an application via mail or in person, please include 5 additional copies with the original along with transcript copies, 2 letters of recommendation and documentation acknowledging volunteer work with SCBB. If applying online, please mail letters of recommendation and documentation. Applications can be submitted online at www.scbb.org, mailed or delivered at Suncoast Communities Blood Bank, Attn: Scholarship Programs, 1760 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Deadline to apply for a scholarship is May 10, 2010. Applications must be received at the blood bank on or before that date. Applications postmarked on May 10th and received via mail after the deadline date will not be considered. Scholarship winners will be notified by mail. Note: Scholarships are paid directly to the college, university or technical school to which the student will be attending.