HAABB STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

The HAABB is offering a scholarship gift in the amount of $500 to the MT or MLT student who submits the best paper on a Transfusion Medicine topic.  Starting in 2011, the HAABB is pleased to announce that we will also be giving a matching scholarship of $500 to the student's CLT or CLS program.  We hope that this award will promote an interest in research, development, and continuing education in the field of blood banking.

blood banking field.  Topics can cover technical advances, current trends, experimental

work or controversial issues in the field of blood banking, transfusion medicine, and cellular or gene therapies.

The format of the paper should include a Title, an Introduction, Discussion, Conclusions, and References.

Deadline for submission is April 1, 2012.  The scholarship will be awarded in April and the individual selected will be given the option of presenting their paper at the Annual Spring Meeting in May 2012.  Registration for the meeting will be paid by HAABB.  The winning paper will be placed on the HAABB website following the Spring Meeting.

All applicants will receive a $25 gift card for participating.  In addition, all submissions will be displayed at the Annual Spring Meeting for members to review.

Entries remain the property of HAABB.  Please keep a copy for yourself.

Instructions:

Complete the application form (below) and send it with your Transfusion Medicine paper to either of the following HAABB Education Committee Members:

Charles McDonald

cmcdonald@kumc.edu

Denise Jons

Denise.jons@va.gov

NOTE:  Applications must arrive by April 1, 2012. Scholarship selection will be made at the April HAABB Board of Directors meeting.