Avive AED College Scholarship

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) takes more lives each year than AIDS, some common cancers such as breast and lung, car accidents, house fires, and gunshot wounds – COMBINED! SCA affects all ages, races, and genders. Yet, unlike other injuries and illnesses, there’s a therapy that can save the majority of SCA victims – early defibrillation with an AED!

Unfortunately, when someone is experiencing SCA, time is of the essence, and victims lose approximately 7-10% chance of survival for every minute that passes.

Did you know?

• SCA leads to over 350,000 deaths per year in the United States.
• Between 7,000 and 10,000 school-aged children die of SCA each year.
• Most SCAs occur in the home (68.5%) but most homes don’t have a life-saving AED.
• That a layperson-friendly definition of SCA can drive awareness and bystander action.

To be eligible, you must

• Be a legal resident of the U.S.
• Be either a college-bound high school senior or a student currently enrolled in an accredited university

Deadline

The annual deadlines for all submissions are June 30th, for the Fall scholarship and November 30th for the Winter scholarship.

Guidelines

Choose either a video or written format. Videos should be under 5 minutes and written submissions should be under 1,000 words.

If you’re a high school senior and you’re unsure of which college you might be attending, please let us know.

Each year, awards will be selected and all applicants will be notified of the award by July 31st, for the Fall scholarship, and December 31st, for the Winter scholarship.

Scholarship checks will be made co-payable to the selected student and the college or university of his/her choice unless otherwise noted.