Applications now being accepted for 2025-26 educational scholarships from Indiana Donor Network Foundation
January 28, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS – Applications are now being accepted for 2025-26 educational scholarships from Indiana Donor Network Foundation.
Indiana Donor Network Foundation established its scholarship fund in 2005 to provide educational financial support for the pursuit of higher or continued education to immediate family members of Indiana residents who were organ, tissue and cornea donors in addition to living donors, organ transplant recipients and Hoosiers waiting for lifesaving transplants.
Indiana Donor Network is the federally designated organ recovery organization that coordinates organ, tissue and cornea donation in Indiana and transplantation throughout the U.S. Its Foundation was formed in 1997 when family members and friends of donors and transplant recipients began making memorial and honorary contributions to Indiana Donor Network.
Today, the Foundation proactively raises funds to support families of donors and transplant recipients through contributions from Indiana Donor Network employees, the general public and various funds, programs and special events.
Applications for 2025-26 scholarships must be received online by midnight March 17. Interested candidates can apply at https://www.indianadonornetwork.org/scholarships. Eligible recipients will be chosen and notified in May. Applicants with questions about eligibility criteria or the application process can call 888.275.4676 (option 4).
Through scholarships, selected recipients help further public education about organ, tissue and cornea donation and transplantation during and after their academic endeavors.
Last year’s recipients included Martha Hunter Carmel ($8,000), Edith Estridge of Chesterton ($6,500), Katherine Gaff of Syracuse and Halle Mitchell of Jacksonville, Florida ($5,000 each) and Eric Casad of Terre Haute ($2,000).
In the past five years, Indiana Donor Network Foundation has awarded $114,000 in scholarships.
Despite age or medical history, anyone can sign up to be a donor at DonateLifeIndiana.org. Learn more about Indiana Donor Network.
About Indiana Donor Network
The decision to become an organ, tissue and cornea donor is a decision to give the gift of life. Indiana Donor Network serves as the vital link between donors and patients waiting for lifesaving organ transplants, healing tissue and corneas to restore sight. The organization is a federally designated organ recovery organization and accredited tissue bank serving 85 of Indiana’s 92 counties. Its team of nearly 400 dedicated professionals is committed to saving and healing lives through donation and transplantation, championing the cause through education and outreach and supporting donor families in their time of need. For more or to sign up as a donor, visit Indiana Donor Network online.
About Indiana Donor Network Foundation
As a subsidiary of Indiana Donor Network, Indiana Donor Network Foundation enhances the lives of those touched by donation through education, innovation, caring and support. The Foundation raises funds through individual contributions, special events and sponsorships to support transplant recipients and the families of donor heroes. For more, visit Indiana Donor Network Foundation online.
Indiana Donor Network® and the Indiana Donor Network Foundation® are federally registered trademarks.
About Donate Life Indiana
Since 1998, Donate Life Indiana has been the state-authorized nonprofit organization responsible for managing the Indiana donor registry. Its mission is to save lives by creating opportunities for all Indiana citizens to sign up on the organization’s official state registry while striving to raise awareness for organ, tissue and cornea donation and transplantation through public education. For more, visit Donate Life Indiana online.
