High School Scholarship

Overview

Stanford Blood Center is proud to honor students who champion our mission by leading a successful blood drive at their high school.

SBC will award up to $1,000 in scholarship funds to select high school students each academic year. 

Qualified applicants need to be graduating seniors who have participated in coordinating a successful blood drive (see details below) on their high school campus. Students may use the funds toward any college-related expenses, such as tuition, books, housing, or meals.

Download the Scholarship Application

Eligibility

The applicant must:

  • Be a graduating high school senior.
  • Be enrolled in a four-year college/university, a community college, or technical school for the following academic year.
  • Was actively involved in coordinating at least one Stanford Blood Center blood drive for their school in the same year as their scholarship application submission.
  • The blood drive(s) they helped coordinate must have collected 90% of set goal over the course of the school year.
  • Complete and submit the scholarship application and attachments on or before the deadline.

Requirements

  • A typed essay, no more than two pages (double spaced), about your personal experience with your high school blood drive(s). Include how your efforts made the drive(s) successful, and how you think the experience will benefit your future education, leadership, and volunteerism goals.
  • A completed scholarship application and attachments submitted on or before the deadline.
  • The deadline to submit the application is June 28, 2027.

Additional Information

Mail completed scholarship application, postmarked on or before the deadline, to:

Stanford Blood Center

Scholarship Review Team

3373 Hillview Avene

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Or, email your complete application packet to sbc-blooddrives@stanford.edu.

Scholarships will be awarded by check payable to the college, university or technical school where the student has officially enrolled.

Recipients will be notified by July 26, 2027.

Questions: Email sbc-blooddrives@stanford.edu or call (650) 374-9051.