Vaccination Incentive Program

Being a responsible Redbird includes taking measures to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 by making every effort to prevent the spread of this disease. The best way to fully return to a more traditional campus experience is to continue to follow public health guidance, which includes getting vaccinated.

Students, faculty, and staff who are taking courses and/or working on campus and/or property owned or controlled by the University, are required to provide evidence of receiving an approved COVID-19 vaccination to Student Health Services (SHS). The University is accepting vaccines currently authorized for emergency use by either the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO). Learn more about where to find additional vaccination sites.

Students, faculty, and staff who are on campus and who have not yet provided Student Health Services (SHS) with evidence of vaccination are required to participate in weekly on-campus saliva-based COVID-19 testing provided by SHIELD.

Vaccination Incentives

Students who are enrolled in fall courses, who are fully vaccinated, and who upload their COVID-19 vaccination information prior to the first day of class will be entered to win one of the following incentives.

$1,000 scholarship (Awarded to 100 students)
$100 in Flex Dollars added to the Redbird ID Card (Awarded to 75 students)

Planning Your Vaccine

Please keep in mind the amount of time necessary to become fully vaccinated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), individuals are considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series or 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine.
Two Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses should be given 3 weeks (21 days) apart.
Two Moderna vaccine doses should be given 1 month (28 days) apart.
Johnson & Johnsons Jansen (J&J/Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine requires only one dose.

Vaccination Incentive Terms and Conditions

By uploading your COVID-19 vaccination documentation for the purpose of participating in the Illinois State University (ISU) vaccination incentive you hereby agree to, understand, and represent the following:

Participating in the scholarship or other incentive is completely voluntary
To be eligible for a vaccination incentive, you must upload documentation confirming that you are fully vaccinated and have received a COVID vaccine recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by August 16, 2021. International students must be fully vaccinated and have received a vaccination recognized on the World Health Organization (WHO) list of COVID vaccines that have met the necessary criteria for safety and efficacy
Total of all scholarships may not exceed the cost of attendance
The scholarship will go towards any outstanding account balance but can be refunded if the account is paid in full
Illinois State’s Student Health Services (SHS) will maintain the confidentiality of your vaccine documentation as part of your patient file and consistent with all applicable state and federal privacy protections
You authorize SHS to verify the accuracy of your vaccine status using governmental immunization databases
You must be a student enrolled for at least one credit hour for the Fall 2021 academic semester at ISU
Any scholarship award may impact any financial aid you receive, and you understand that you should consult with financial aid prior to accepting the scholarship
You may refuse to accept a scholarship, in which event the scholarship you were awarded will be provided to another eligible student
A scholarship may be taxable, and you are responsible for any payment of any taxes
You may not convert a scholarship award to cash or to any other thing of value
You may only win one COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive
ISU has not made any promises or commitments to you to secure your participation in the incentive, nor have you been threatened or coerced into participation