UND offers students $100 vaccination incentive

UND students will get $100 if they receive their first COVID-19 vaccine shot on or after Sept. 15 and are fully vaccinated by Nov. 10.

UND says COVID case numbers are increasing on campus and in the community.

To be eligible for the $100 payment, UND students must be enrolled in semester-based, academic credit courses for the fall semester.

Officials say the goal of the program is to increase vaccination rates of UND students to help protect the campus and maintain a full college experience.

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(UND statement:)

To encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, UND students who receive their first shot on or after Sept. 15 and are fully vaccinated by Nov. 10, 2021, will receive a $100 payment.

We are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases on campus and in our community. The goal of this program is to increase vaccination rates for UND students in order to help protect our campus and maintain the full college experience we all enjoy. 

Complete the Following 3 Steps

1. Get fully vaccinated between Sept. 15 and Nov. 10, 2021. Eligible students must receive their first shot on or after Sept. 15 and complete their vaccine series on or before Nov. 10. This means that you need to get your first dose by the following dates to finish the series by Nov. 10:
   • Moderna: First dose by Oct. 13, 2021. Two doses are administered four weeks apart.
   • Pfizer: First dose by Oct. 20, 2021. Two doses are administered three weeks apart.
   • Johnson & Johnson: Single dose by Nov. 10, 2021.
2. Set up payment preference by Nov. 10, 2021. If you haven’t already done so for financial aid, establish your refund preference through Campus Connection by Nov. 10, 2021. Make sure you do this before you complete the vaccine incentive form:
   1. Log into Campus Connection. 
   2. Select Financial Account tile. 
   3. Select Direct Deposit. 
   4. Select UND. 
   5. Sign into BankMobile system to view refund preference.
3. Complete the vaccine incentive request form by Nov. 15, 2021. After you’ve completed steps 1 and 2, complete the vaccine incentive request form no later than Nov. 15, 2021.
   1. Your incentive eligibility will be validated through state immunization registries.
   2. If you did not receive your vaccination series in North Dakota or Minnesota, you must upload a copy of your official immunization record from the state registry where you received your vaccinations.
   3. Due to fraudulent activity, a photo of your COVID-19 vaccination card will not be accepted. Please allow up to two weeks to verify and process your $100 payment through your UND refund preference.
      

      Vaccine Incentive Eligibility

      In order to be eligible for the $100 payment, UND students must be enrolled in semester-based, academic credit courses for the fall 2021 semester.

      The term “student” is defined by the UND Code of Student Life and applies to all persons taking courses at and/or receiving instruction through the University, where academic credit hours are earned, full-time or part time, pursuing undergraduate, graduate, non-degree or professional studies.

      Students enrolled in the LAUNCH! program are eligible to receive the incentive.

      The following do not qualify for the vaccine incentive program:

      • Benefited UND employees who are taking classes.
      • Collaborative students whose home campus is another North Dakota University System institution.
      • Students taking only non-credit professional development courses and/or enroll anytime online courses through the Office of Extended Learning.