NORD Students for Rare®
If you are a college student who wants to become involved helping people with rare diseases live better lives, we have a great program for you. NORD Students for Rare® unites students of all disciplines to spread awareness of rare disease and explore future opportunities working with the rare disease community.
Benefits
By joining a NORD Students for Rare® chapter or starting a new one, you receive the following benefits:
- Priority for scholarships to our annual Rare Disease & Orphan Product Breakthrough Summit and Living Rare, Living Stronger Patient & Family Forum
- Networking opportunities with other students around the country
- Promoting your major campus events and achievements on NORD’s social media channels
- Working on special projects for NORD
- Accessing educational opportunities such as special webinars and student meetings specifically designed for students in the Students for Rare program
- Branding your club with the NORD Students for Rare Chapter logo on your materials and social media channels
- Leadership experience and networking opportunities
- Building your resume
- Knowing that you’re making a difference by helping people with rare diseases
Chapter Requirements
- Host at least 3 campus events to promote rare disease awareness and education on campus
- Become a registered student group on campus
- Have a faculty advisor
- Have at least 4 student members
- Adhere to the NORD Chapter Constitution and Bylaws
- Submit an annual report summarizing the activities of the previous academic year
Quarterly Student Newsletter
Sign up for our free quarterly newsletter to high school, undergraduate, and graduate level students. It includes opportunities to get involved, educational resources, and advice for pursuing careers in the rare disease space.
Student Newsletter
Academy for Allied Health Sciences
New Providence, New Jersey
Amador Valley High School
1155 Santa Rita Rd, Pleasanton, CA 94566
American Heritage School
12200 W. Broward Blvd, Plantation, FL 33325
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
Bishop Gorman Catholic School
Tyler, TX
Brooklyn Technical High School
29 Fort Greene Pl, Brooklyn, New York 11217
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate
Tampa, Florida
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Bryant University
1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917
California Health Sciences University
Clovis, California
Calvin University
3201 Burton St SE,, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
case western reserve university
Cleveland, Ohio
Central Michigan University School of Medicine
1200 S Franklin St, Mt Pleasant, MI 48859
Concord Academy
Concord, MA
Del Norte High School
San Diego, CA
Emory University School of Medicine
WHITEHEAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
615 MICHAEL STREET, Decatur, GA 30322
Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Francis Lewis High School
58-20 Utopia Pkwy, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
George Washington University
2300 I St NW, Washington, DC 20052
Georgetown University School of Medicine
3900 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington DC, DC 20007
Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School
9105 NE 9th St, Vancouver, WA 98664
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Iowa State University
411 Sunflower Dr., Ames, IA 50014
Issaquah High School
700 2nd Ave SE, Issaquah, WA 98027
Johns Hopkins University
1800 Orleans St
Rm 7359, Baltimore, MD 21287
Keck Graduate Institute
535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711
Lafayette High School
401 Reed Ln, Lexington, KY 40503
Lake Norman High School
186 Doolie Rd., Mooresville, NC 28117
Livingston High School
Livingston, NJ
Mcgill University
5253 av. du Parc
Apt #501, Montreal, QC H2V4P2
MCPHS University
179 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Michigan State University
3777 West Road PO box 1208, East Lansing, MI 48826-1208
Mission San Jose High School
41717 Palm Ave, Fremont, CA 94539
Mississippi State University
Starkville, Mississippi
Mounds View High School
1900 Lake Valentine Rd, Arden Hills, MN 55112
North Carolina State University
1210 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Nova Southeastern University
3200 S. University Dr., Coral Springs, Florida 33328
Obra D. Tompkins HS
4400 Falcon Landing Blvd, Katy, TX 77494
Ocean Lakes High School
Virginia Beach, VA
Ohio State University
Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon National Primate Research Center
505 NW 185th Ave, Portland, OR 97006
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School
55 Alpha Dr W, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Pierrepont School
One Sylvan Road North, Westport, CT 06880
Purdue University
230 Spring Valley Ln, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Qunnipiac
370 Bassett Rd, North Haven, CT 06473
Richard Montgomery High School
250 Richard Montgomery Drive, Rockville, MD 20852
Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine
Piscataway, NJ
Rutgers University
160 Frelinghuysen, New Brunswick, New Jersey 88548020
Samford University
Homewood, AL
Sharon High School
181 Pond St, Sharon, MA 02067
Stanford University
Mailing Address-
ATTN: Dr. Christy Tise
453 Quarry Road, Room 450A, Stanford, CA 94304
Texas A&M University
Administration Building, 400 Bizzell St, Houston, TX 77843
The Bishop's School
San Diego, La Jolla, California
The Pingry School
131 Martinsville Road, Bernards, NJ 07920
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
The University of Rhode Island
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
The Webb Schools
1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA, California 91711
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Ontario
Tottenville High School
test street, Staten Island, NY
Touro University of California
Vallejo, California
Trinity Preparatory School
5700 Trinity Prep Ln, Winter Park, FL 32792
UC Davis
1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1700 6th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35249
University of Alberta
116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3
University of California, Irvine
401 E. Peltason Drive, Suite 3200, Irvine, CA 92617
University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
University of Illinois at Chicago
1200 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607
University of Michigan
320 Hatcher Library, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
240 Williamson Hall, 231 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine
4505 S Maryland Pkwy,, Las Vegas, NV 89154
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 1220, 104 Airport Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
University of Notre Dame
1234 N Notre Dame Ave, South Bend, IN 46617
University of Pennsylvania College of Arts & Sciences
3401 Market Street, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
University of the Pacific - Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
751 Brookside Rd, Stockton, CA 95211
University of Virginia
1827 University Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
750 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53726
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education, 475 Vine St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Washington State University
Washington State University 370 Lighty Student Services Bldg, Pullman, WA 99164
Washington University
1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130
Wesleyan University
45 Wyllys Ave, Middletown, CT 06459
Westfield High School
18250 N Union St, Westfield, IN 46074
Westview High School/Beaverton School District Health Careers Program
4200 NW 185th Ave, Portland, OR 97229
William and Mary University
Sadler Center, 200 Stadium Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23185
