Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program
Apply now for the Class of 2024
We are currently accepting applications for the Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program Class of 2024. Follow the link below to learn about the program requirements and submit your application by December 15, 2023.
Our Partners
The American Red Cross welcomes our partnership with the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program.
Overview
Benefits
Commitments
The Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program begins with an intense two weeks of training, mentoring and networking that will help you develop your leadership skills, discover your purpose, and prepare for your bright future. And that’s just the beginning: you’ll return to campus with a life-saving mission of organizing Red Cross blood drives for your classmates and community!
Through the Collegiate Leadership Program, you’ll become part of a special tradition of young people who work with the Red Cross to:
- Inspire a new generation of Red Cross volunteers and leaders
- Promote diversity of Red Cross Blood Services Regions’ donor recruitment
- Champion a philanthropic cause
- Impact local communities
- Empower through training, mentoring and networking opportunities
- Foster leadership opportunities
Program Benefits
Participating students must agree to:
- A $2000 scholarship
- A two-week training at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington D.C.
- Program dates: June 3 to 14, 2024 (Travel dates June 2nd and June 15th)
- Roundtrip transportation to Washington D.C., room, board, and stipend
- An opportunity to learn from top Red Cross and NCCAA national leadership subject matter experts
- An opportunity to make a significant impact on your campus and community through organizing successful blood drives that help save lives
Participant Commitments
Participating students must agree to:
- Attend the Red Cross Collegiate Leadership training in Washington D.C., for two weeks in June
- Program dates: June 3 to 14, 2024 (Travel dates June 2nd and June 15th)
- Organize and market Red Cross blood drives/activities on campus
- Serve throughout your junior and senior years
- Identify a successor on campus to continue blood drives after the program participant graduates
Participating Institutions must agree to support and recognize the student if he/she decides to form a Red Cross Club on campus.
Program Benefits
Participating students must agree to:
- A $2000 scholarship
- A two-week training at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington D.C.
- Program dates: June 3 to 14, 2024 (Travel dates June 2nd and June 15th)
- Roundtrip transportation to Washington D.C., room, board, and stipend
- An opportunity to learn from top Red Cross and NCCAA national leadership subject matter experts
- An opportunity to make a significant impact on your campus and community through organizing successful blood drives that help save lives
Participant Commitments
Participating students must agree to:
- Attend the Red Cross Collegiate Leadership training in Washington D.C., for two weeks in June
- Program dates: June 3 to 14, 2024 (Travel dates June 2nd and June 15th)
- Organize and market Red Cross blood drives/activities on campus
- Serve throughout your junior and senior years
- Identify a successor on campus to continue blood drives after the program participant graduates
Participating Institutions must agree to support and recognize the student if he/she decides to form a Red Cross Club on campus.
A Life-Saving Purpose
+145
campuses have participated in the program and sponsor
blood drives
+198,000
pints of blood have been donated
+3,306
blood drives have been organized by program participants
Approx. $438K
in scholarships awarded
Application Instructions
BEFORE you fill out the application, please carefully read and consider all of the questions. You can only submit a complete application so please make sure you have everything you need before applying.
- As part of the application process, you and your school will need to sign the NAIA/NCCAA Institution and Student-Leader Agreement Form. Before proceeding with the application, please first print out and have the appropriate people sign and fully agree to this document so that you can upload it as part of your application. Applications submitted without signatures will not be accepted.
- You will also need to upload an unofficial transcript and a resume.
- APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 15, 2023
Selection Process
All applications will be reviewed by the American Red Cross and students will be selected for phone interviews. The Red Cross will notify students who are accepted to the Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program by February 2024.
Please note: Only one student per school will be accepted into the program.
The Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program engages students in a national initiative to help save lives through blood collection on college campuses.
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