Are You an Organ Donation Advocate?
Apply to Our Advocacy Scholarships
We are so excited to be providing three scholarships this year to upcoming and current college students across the country who are passionate about organ donation advocacy!
We are proud to celebrate the 2023 scholarship recipients!
HBCU Organ and Tissue Donation Advocacy Scholarship:
Chelsea Agyei​
Hampton University
Kianna Lanier
Howard University
School of Law
Devi Fuller
Prairie View A&M University
Najiya Shakir
Tuskegee University
Jasmine Windham
Morgan State University
Student Advocacy Scholarship:
Contessa Bledsoe
Mountwest Community and Technical College
Alyson Pollard
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Madison Glass​
Coastal Alabama Community College
Emily Thomas
University of Pittsburgh
Alexis Weyandt
Temple University
Laurie Smith Memorial Scholarship
Jerry Lai
The George Washington University
2023 Scholarship Offerings
HBCU Organ and Tissue Donation Advocacy Scholarship
Sponsored by Hearts for Russ
We are awarding five $1000 scholarships to HBCU students who have an interest in organ donation advocacy.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be enrolled at a Historically Black College or University for the 2023-2024 school year.
Student Advocacy Scholarship
Sponsored by Second Chance Fundraising
We are awarding five $1000 scholarships to college students who are organ and tissue donation advocates.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be interested in saving lives through organ donation advocacy.
Laurie Smith Memorial Scholarship
Sponsored by Second Chance Fundraising
We are awarding one $1000 scholarship to a student who is a transplant recipient, in honor of Laurie Smith, the mother of a heart transplant recipient.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a transplant recipient.
SODA wants to express special thanks to our scholarship partners!
