Two young women holding up an NMDP sign to join the registry.
Student volunteers at a donor recruitment drive

Join us on campus

Saving lives can be part of your college experience. Get involved and turn your goodness into greatness.

Find your way to save lives and make an impact

Your campus is full of opportunities to make a difference. Get involved, meet new people, build new skills and be the change that helps give patients impacted by blood cancers and disorders hope for a second chance at life.
  • College chapter member

    NMDP Chapters

    Get involved with other students who are passionate about saving lives! Chapters organize events, educate their members and encourage their peers to join the NMDP RegistrySM.
    Join a chapter
  • College ambassadors

    NMDP recruitment ambassadors

    Recruitment ambassadors help spread the word about NMDPSM, recruit potential blood stem cell donors and inspire others to get involved. Commit to 10 volunteer hours and complete our annual training to get started.
    Become a recruitment ambassador
  • UCLA coaches talking with students at a Get in the Game event.

    NMDP Get in the Game

    Through NMDP Get in the GameSM, college athletic teams can host recruitment events that educate students and athletes about blood stem cell donation and inspire them to join the registry.
    Join the program
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    Partner with NMDP

    Bring NMDP to your campus community. Colleges, universities and collegiate organizations can partner with NMDP to raise awareness, host recruitment events and create meaningful opportunities for students to get involved. Whether you're looking to engage your campus locally or as part of a larger organization, we'll work with you to find ways to make an impact together.
    Become a campus partner

Join the NMDP Registry

Your decision to join the NMDP Registry could give someone with a blood cancer or disorder a second chance at life. Learn how the registry works and what it means to become a potential blood stem cell donor.
Learn about the donor registry

More ways to get involved on campus

There are many ways you can support NMDP on your campus. Explore opportunities to bring awareness to blood stem cell donation. Connect your campus community with NMDP and support our mission to save lives through cell therapy.

Students on campus

Why students make such an impact for patients in need

Students have a unique opportunity to help grow the NMDP Registry and connect more people with the possibility of saving a life. When you get involved on campus, you’re supporting patients and their families facing more than 75 different blood cancers and disorders.

Nearly 170,000

students have registered as potential donors

1,712

students have matched with a patient and donated their healthy blood stem cells

More than 150,000

lives impacted by NMDP through cell therapy

Hear from real students just like you

Stem cell donor Charlsie

Charlsie

“If you ever have the chance to join the registry, please do. It will not only change your life, but it can also save another.”

Charlsie
Blood stem cell donor
Closeup of blood stem cell donor Natalie, smiling widely at home.

Natalie

"I joined the registry because my dad had AML [acute myeloid leukemia]. A year later, I was called to be a donor. My father passed away in February 2023, but I cherished the extra time we had with him."

Natalie
Blood stem cell donor

How does the Registry work?

Learn everything you need to know about donors, patients and the donation process.
Explore the donation process

Start saving lives

Sign up and we’ll connect you with an NMDP representative who can lead you and your team to success!
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