Assignment Saving Lives Scholarship Program 2023

Attention Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia grade 12 and post-secondary students! 

Sign up donors to be eligible to win up to $3,000 towards your 2023-2024 tuition! 

Raise awareness for blood, plasma, and platelet donation and encourage your peers to become donors – you’ll help save and improve lives. 

Active contest participants will inspire people to save lives by becoming blood donors, develop a variety of professional and life skills, and have a chance to win an education scholarship of up to $3,000. No purchase or donation is required.

The program runs from June 26 – September 9, 2023.

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Participants need to sign up at least 10 unique potential blood, plasma, or platelet donors to attend a Canadian Blood Services donation event between June 26 – September 9, 2023, to be eligible to win a scholarship or prize. *no donation is required

  • Who may enter? 
    • Legal Residents in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and British Columbia who are 17 years of age or older and who are presently enrolled in a post-secondary education program in Canada, or are presently enrolled in a secondary school in Canada and will be enrolled in a post-secondary education program in Canada by January 31, 2024 
  • How long does the contest run for?  
    • June 26 – September 9, 2023, 11:59 pm CST
  • When is the last day to register?  
    • July 31, 2023, 11:59 pm CST
  • What are the number of prizes, approximate value, and regional allocation? 
    • Scholarships and Prizes
      • Most Donors Recruits per province (MB, SK, AB, BC) - $2000 
      • Second Most Donor Recruits per province (MB, SK, AB, BC) - $1500 
      • Most New Donor Recruits per province (MB, SK, AB, BC) - $1000 
      • Up to 28 Scholarships Chosen By Random Draw - $750 
        *Please refer to full rules for what happens in event of a tie. 
  • What are my odds of winning a prize from the random draw and will there be a skill testing requirement?  
    • The chance of winning a prize depends on the number of eligible entries received by the end of the Contest Period. All prospective winners must correctly answer, without assistance, a mathematical skill-testing question before they can be declared a winner. 

Official Contest Rules (“Rules”)

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  1. No Purchase or donation necessary:  No purchase or donation of any kind is necessary to enter the Assignment Saving Lives Scholarship Program 2023 contest (“Contest”) or to win a prize.  
  2. This Contest is offered by Canadian Blood Services (the “Sponsor”).  
  3. Contest Period: The Contest begins on Monday June 26, 2023 at 12:01am Mountain Time, and ends on Saturday September 9, 2023 at 11:59pm Mountain Time. 
  4. Pre-Contest Registration Requirements:  This Contest is open to legal residents in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, who are 17 years of age or older who: 
    1. are presently enrolled in a post-secondary education program in Canada and will still be enrolled by January 31, 2024, or are presently enrolled in a secondary school in Canada and will be enrolled in a post-secondary education program in Canada by January 31, 2024. Proof of enrolment will be required prior to being declared a winner; and, 
    2. fully complete, and submit to the Sponsor the Canadian Blood Services Contest Registration form (“Registration Form”) on or before July 31st, 2023 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time (“Qualification Date”). 
      Sponsor’s employees and immediate family members of the Sponsor’s employees are not eligible to enter. 
  5. Registration Forms received after the Qualification Date will not be accepted. 
  6. Entrants who meet the Pre-Contest Registration Requirements (“Entrants”) will be given access to recruitment support documents to assist them in recruiting potential donors. These documents cannot be altered and cannot be used or distributed for any purpose other than participating in this Contest. 
  7. Entrants must complete an online orientation/training session prior to recruiting. Entrants must return to the Sponsor on or before completing their online orientation/training session a signed Parental Consent form if the Entrant is under the age of majority in their resident province. 
  8. Contest Eligibility: In order to be eligible to participate in the draw for a prize, Entrants must, during the Contest Period, recruit a minimum of 10 unique blood, plasma, or platelet donors, (“Donor Recruits”) using the Entrant’s unique Partner for Life ID, to book and attend an appointment. Donor Recruits must meet basic donor eligibility criteria established by the Sponsor applicable to appointment type, including the minimum age for blood donation. No donation is required.  
    Unique means that each individual recruited donor will be counted as one Donor Recruit for the purposes of Contest Eligibility. For clarity, where a Donor Recruit books and attends multiple appointments, including different types of appointments, during the Contest Period, they will only count as one Donor Recruit. 
  9. Only one Entrant will be credited for recruiting any specific individual Donor Recruit. If a Donor Recruit’s name appears on two or more Entrant recruitment lists, a credit will be given to the Entrant who first presents the Donor Recruit’s name to the Sponsor. In case of any dispute, the Sponsor’s decision on the Entrant to be credited with the recruitment of the Donor Recruit is final and binding on all Entrants. Entrants can register themselves. 
  10. Entrants must not intentionally misinform or mislead the individuals that they are recruiting about the Contest.  Entrants must advise the individuals that they recruit that no purchase or donation of any kind is required for the purposes of the Contest. Any behavior contrary to these Rules may result in an Entrant’s disqualification from the Contest or forfeiture of a prize if awarded.  
  11. Prizes: All Entrants who successfully collect a minimum of 10 Donor Recruits who book and attend an appointment under the Entrant’s unique Partners for Life tracking code will be entered into a random draw for a prize at the end of the Contest Period (“Entry”). For every additional five (5) Donor Recruits who book and attend their appointment, the Entrant will receive an additional Entry into the random draw. Entrants who win a Scholarship for the most Donor Recruits will not be entered into the random draw.  
  12. In total, fourty (40) scholarships and prizes (“Scholarships” and “Prizes”) will be awarded as follows, with Scholarships and Prizes based on residency during the Contest Period. See section 13 for what will occur in the event of a tie for the Scholarships and Prizes as this will impact the final amount of Scholarships and Prizes that will be awarded.  
    1. Four (4) Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each for the qualified Entrant that has the most Donor Recruits who book and attend their appointment during the Contest Period. Prizes will be allocated on a regional basis, one (1) for Entrants in British Columbia, one (1) for Entrants in Alberta, one (1) for Entrants in Manitoba, and one (1) for Entrants in Saskatchewan. Winners of this Scholarship will not be eligible to win a random draw prize. 
    2. Four (4) Scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each for the qualified Entrant that has the second most Donor Recruits who book and attend their appointment during the Contest Period. Prizes will be allocated on a regional basis, one (1) for Entrants in British Columbia, one (1) for Entrants in Alberta, one (1) for Entrants in Manitoba, and one (1) for Entrants in Saskatchewan. Winners of this Scholarship will not be eligible to win a random draw prize. 
    3. Four (4) Prizes in the amount of $1000 each will be awarded to the qualified Entrant that has the most New Donor Recruits who book and attend their appointment during the Contest Period. Prizes will be allocated on a regional basis, one(1) for Entrants in British Columbia, one (1) for Entrants in Alberta, one (1) for Entrants in Manitoba, and one (1) for Entrants in Saskatchewan. 
      New Donor Recruits are donors who do not have an active donor file with the Sponsor.  
      Winners of this Prize will be eligible to win a random draw prize. 
    4. Up to twenty-eight (28) Prizes in the amount of $750 will be awarded by random draw from the remaining eligible Entries, subject to a tie, as outlined in 13.3 below.  Prizes will be awarded by random draw in each province from the remaining eligible Entries in that province, up to seven (7) in in British Columbia, up to seven (7) in Alberta, up to seven (7) in Manitoba, and up to seven (7) in Saskatchewan.  
  13. Tie: In the event of a tie for any of the Scholarships or Prizes in any region in section 12.1, 12.2, or 12.3, the following will occur: 
    1. Most Donor Recruits Scholarship: The Scholarship will be awarded by random draw to one (1) Entrant from the eligible Entries for that region who are tied for most Donor Recruits. The remaining Entrant(s) will be eligible to win the Scholarship for second most Donor Recruits in that region. 
    2. Second Most Donor Recruits Scholarship: The Scholarship will be awarded by random draw to one (1) Entrant from the eligible Entries in that region who are tied for second most Donor Recruits in that region. 
    3. Most New Donor Recruits: In the event of a tie for the most New Donor Recruits in any region, the Prizes for the random draw in 12.4 for that region will be utilized to award the eligible Entrants who are tied in their region the full $1000 Prize for most New Donor Recruits.  
  14. The Scholarships and Prizes shall only be used to defray the cost of a post-secondary program at any Canadian post-secondary college or Canadian university. Scholarships and Prizes must be accepted as awarded by the winner and are not transferable. 
  15. The selection and notification of prospective winners of the Scholarships and Prizes is scheduled to take place after September 11, 2023, but no later than September 25, 2023 (“Draw”). Prospective winners will be notified through the contact information provided to the Sponsor on their Registration Form.   
  16. All selected Entrants will be contacted via email at the email indicated on the Registration Form. 
  17. The chances of winning a Prize depend on the number of eligible Entries received by the end of the Contest Period. All selected Entrants for a Prize and/or Scholarship must correctly answer, without assistance, a mathematical skill-testing question before they can be declared a winner. 
  18. Only one (1) Prize or Scholarship may be awarded to each Entrant (other than New Donor Recruit Prize winners, who will still be entered into the random draw). If a selected Entrant is eligible for more than one Prize and/or Scholarship, the Sponsor will determine which Scholarship or Prize the Entrant receives. 
  19. The Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a Prize or Scholarship if, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, it determines that the Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse or threaten or harass any other Entrants, potential Donor Recruits or the Sponsor’s representatives.  The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant failing to comply with the Rules.  Any attempt to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest may be a violation of criminal and/or civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
  20. An Entrant will not be declared a winner unless duly authorized representatives of the Sponsor have reviewed and approved the Entry and the Entrant has signed and returned the Affidavit of Eligibility/Standard Declaration and Release and provided proof of enrolment to the Sponsor. By entering this Contest, each Entrant agrees to comply fully with the Rules, and, for each winning Entrant, to the use of their name, image, photograph, voice, sobriquet, place of residence and/or statement regarding the Prize or Bursary for advertising, promotion or publicity purposes, or for general news, entertainment and information purposes, without compensation. 
  21. The winner (or the winner’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) if the winner is under the age of majority in their resident province) must return, within fourteen (14) calendar days (via email to your Sponsor representative) of the Draw, an executed copy of the Affidavit of Eligibility/Standard Declaration and Release that will be provided upon selection. The winner (or the winner’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) if the winner is under the age of majority in their resident province) must sign a document (1) warranting that the Scholarship and/or Prize they may receive will only be used to defray the cost of a post-secondary program at any Canadian post-secondary college or Canadian university for which they are or will be enrolled in by January 31, 2024; and (2) releasing and indemnifying the Sponsor and each of its respective co-sponsors, affiliates, members, directors, independent advertising agencies from any liability in connection with the Prizes, Scholarships, or the Contest. 
  22. If a prospective winner, or winner, of a Scholarship or Prize is disqualified for any reason, cannot be contacted by the contact information provided on their Registration Form, is unable to correctly answer the skill-testing question or fails to return to the Sponsor the Affidavit of Eligibility/Standard Declaration and Release within the time period required, the prospective winner forfeits the Scholarship or Prize with no liability to the Sponsor. The Scholarship or Prize will be awarded to an alternate Entrant from all remaining entries received by the end of the Contest Period who are eligible to receive the Scholarship or Prize, as applicable.  
  23. If a prospective winner decides to not pursue a post-secondary education program at any Canadian post-secondary college or Canadian university or is not enrolled in a post-secondary education program at any Canadian post-secondary college or Canadian university by January 31, 2024, the prospective winner forfeits the Scholarship or Prize. No alternate or substitute Bursary or Prize will be awarded. The Sponsor will then reapply the funds to future bursaries or prizes. 
  24. All Scholarships and Prizes will be paid directly to the winners. Where applicable, the Scholarship or Prize will be held in trust, without interest, for the prospective winner until they graduate from secondary school and/or is enrolled in a post-secondary program at any Canadian post-secondary college or Canadian university, for a period not to exceed January 31, 2024. If the prospective winner is not enrolled by January 31, 2024, the Sponsor will then reapply the funds to future bursaries or prizes. 
  25. By participating in the Contest, each Entrant consents to the collection, use and disclosure, as applicable, of their personal information (information that identifies an entrant as an individual, such as their telephone number, email, age, Social Insurance Number (“SIN”), bank information, and home address post-secondary institution and student account number) for the purposes of implementing, administering or fulfilling the Contest and/or the award of any Scholarship or Prize. Each Entrant’s first name and last initial will be included in status reports that will be shared will all other Entrants during the Contest Period to inform them of how many Donor Recruits other Entrants have recruited. SIN and bank information will only be requested from prospective winners for the purpose of administering a Scholarship or Prize. We may also use this information to contact you about our programs, including donation opportunities. Please see our Web Privacy Statement. Any inquiry concerning the personal information held by the Sponsor should be addressed to: Canadian Blood Services, 1800 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON K1G 4J5 Attention: Privacy Officer. 
  26. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in whole or in part, including extending the Contest Period at their discretion. 
  27. This Contest is subject to all federal, provincial, and municipal laws.  Void where prohibited.  All decisions made by the Sponsor are final.