High School Scholarship Program

• Be a graduating senior (regardless of whether or not you donate blood)
• Have a minimum 2.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
• Plan to attend an institution of higher learning for following school year
• Complete an application
• Provide an unofficial copy of transcript
• Submit a project (see below)

• Send an email to bloodbank@mdanderson.org by Jan. 25, 2020 to let us know you are interested in applying (you will then receive a zip file of         our logos)
• Submit a Video Media Project (No PowerPoint, Prezi, or PowToons presentations)
  • Needs to educate and motivate individuals to donate blood for MD Anderson Cancer Center patients
  • Film a commercial, video, song, documentary, or any other creative professional-grade media
• Each project will be evaluated and scored by an independent committee of MD Anderson employees outside of the Blood Bank
  • Points will be awarded for creativity and persuasiveness
  • Message will motivate the public to donate blood at MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Project is presented with quality sound and video
  • Message highlights the importance of blood donations for MD Anderson cancer patients
  • Presentation is innovative, original and creative
  • Message provided accurate information
• Project cannot be longer than 2 minutes and must include a title page
• One entry per student
• School name cannot appear anywhere in the project. The project will be disqualified.
• If music is included in the project, please provide permission for use (no copyrighted material)
• Project must NOT be posted to any social media site
• Must complete media release and/or medical privacy (HIPAA) forms for all people involved in the video
• Must follow MD Anderson brand standards

If you would like feedback on your proposed project, please call 713-792-7788 and ask for a recruiter

Do

• Be creative
• Promote MD Anderson
• Produce high quality video
• Represent MD Anderson with pride
• To see what MD Anderson's brand looks like in practice, visit our social media channels or this website

Don't

• Use of copyrighted materials is prohibited, which includes clip art and music
• Submit a low resolution video
• Include your name or school name in video

• MD Anderson logos
• Standard Colors / Fonts
• Media Release
• HIPPA Release
• Title page (must be included in all videos)

Please make sure you have all the required documents available to upload before you begin your application.

• Final video in standard format (API, MP4 or WMV) ready to upload
• Unofficial copy of your transcript
• Media release for everyone in the video, including yourself if you are in the video
• Completed HIPAA form if you use a patient in your video

We are no longer accepting submissions.

All submissions are due by April 6, 2020.