AABB Future Leader Scholarship Awards Program

The application period, for the 2026 AABB Future Leader Awards Program for the Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) (or equivalent) and Transfusion Medicine Fellow (TMF) Awards Program has closed.

The AABB Future Leader Awards will be presented during the TMSCC Future Leader Scholarship Meeting at the AABB Annual Meeting, Sunday, October 18th at 12:00 PM ET in room B301 in Building B of the Georgia World Conference Center, in Atlanta, GA.

AABB-Future Leader Transfusion Medicine and Biotherapies Fellow Scholarship Awards Program

The TMBF Awards Program was created in 1982 to recognize professionals with an MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent degree who are current fellows or a recent graduate (within 24 months of the time of application for this award) in a transfusion medicine program, cellular therapy program or other graduate medical education training program that includes at least one continuous year in transfusion medicine or biotherapies/cellular therapy training. Recipients will receive a $1,500 honorarium. The AABB Future Leader TMBF Scholarship Awards are presented annually as distinguished candidates are identified.

AABB-Future Leader Specialist in Blood Bank (or equivalent) Scholarship Awards Program

The SBB (or equivalent) Awards Program was created in 1982 to recognize individuals who are enrolled, accepted for enrollment in, or who have recently completed training (within 24 months of the time of application for this award) leading to SBB certification or equivalent from an AABB-accredited institution. Recipients will receive a $1,500 honorarium. Since then, the AABB Future Leader SBB (or equivalent) Scholarship Awards has been expanded to include those who have recently completed training in biotherapy/cellular therapy. Awards are presented annually as distinguished candidates are identified.

Note that all winners are required to provide a short presentation at the TMSCC Business Meeting at the AABB Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

Past AABB Future Leader TMBF and SBB Scholarship Awards Recipients

If you have any questions regarding the program or the application process, you may contact:

Standards Department
AABB
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 700, North Tower
Bethesda, MD 20814-3304
+1.301.215.6493
standards@aabb.org