The Kaiser Permanente Health Care Career Scholarship Program

Welcome to the Kaiser Permanente
Health Care Career Scholarship Program Application Site!

Please read this page before applying:

This online application module will accept high school senior applications, high school teacher/counselor applicant nominations, and college student applications through Friday, January 18, 2013. Students, teachers, and counselors can access, update, and submit the scholarship application/nomination form online until the deadline.

High School and College Applicants: When the "submit" button at the bottom of the application is clicked, a confirmation page will pop up on the computer screen. This confirmation page must be printed, reviewed, signed and mailed in with required documents. All documents must be postmarked by Friday, January 18, 2013. The confirmation page lists the mailing address for all documents.

Teacher/Counselor Nomination Forms: When the "submit" button at the bottom of the nomination form is clicked, an email will be sent to you confirming receipt of the nomination form. If no email is received, the nomination was not submitted. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, January 18, 2013.

If you have any questions about this site or the scholarship, please contact:

Amy Fernandes
Scholarship Program Coordinator
Oregon AHEC at OHSU
Cell: 503-899-9802
Email: kpnwscholarship@gmail.com

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS:

Step 1—Before applying, please make sure you meet all the basic eligibility requirements. You must:

  • Be a senior in high school during the 2012–2013 school year.
  • Be pursuing a career in the medical or dental health care field.
  • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (weighted).
  • Be a U.S. citizen, national, or legal permanent resident.
  • Reside and attend high school in the Kaiser Permanente Northwest service area at an approved high school.
  • Be enrolling at a U.S.-accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-, or certificate-seeking first-year student in fall 2013. (Proof of enrollment will be required before a scholarship is awarded.)

If you meet all of the requirements, you are encouraged to apply. Applicants will get additional consideration for any of the following:

  • Being a first-generation college-bound student (neither parent has graduated from a two- or four-year college).
  • Demonstrating financial need (e.g., meeting federally set low-income definitions).
  • Speaking English plus a second language fluently.
  • Being a member of an ethnic or racial group currently underrepresented in a health profession.

Step 2—What you‘ll need to apply:

  • Proof of U.S. citizenship, national status, or legal permanent residence (e.g., birth certificate, Social Security card, U.S. passport). State driver’s licenses/permits and high school ID cards will not be accepted.
  • Official transcript from high school (in sealed envelope).
  • A teacher nomination (teacher can fill out and submit online),
  • A letter of recommendation from an adult not related to you who is familiar with your extracurricular activities. It must be from someone other than your nominating teacher.
  • Proof of financial need, if you qualify for additional consideration based on need (e.g., proof of qualification for federal free and reduced-price lunch program, copy of a parent or guardian’s 2011 tax return, or proof of public assistance in the past year).
  • Other information needed to apply:
    • Top three colleges to which you have applied or will apply.
    • Your planned major and health career.
    • Answers to the following questions (one or two paragraphs each):
      • In what extracurricular, community, and/or vocational activities have you participated (e.g., volunteering in your community or church, participating in clubs, holding a job, caring for siblings or other children, playing sports, interpreting for family or others)?
      • What health career are you interested in and why? How did you become interested in this health care career?
      • What have you done to research a career in this field (e.g., job shadowing, internship, interviewing professionals in the field)?
    • A personal statement telling the scholarship committee about you (500-word maximum). The personal statement prompt is “What should we know about you? You may want to write about one or more of the following: your history, your goals and dreams for the future, how you cope with challenges, what obstacle(s) you’ve overcome and how, what you have learned about yourself, and who inspires you.”
    • Tell us about a teacher who has been an inspiration to you. What is the teacher’s name and the school where he or she teaches/taught you? How did this teacher make an impact on your life? (200-word maximum)

Click here to log in and apply. The online module will accept applications through Friday, January 18, 2013. You can access, update, and submit the scholarship application online until the deadline. When the “submit” button at the bottom of the application is clicked, a confirmation page will pop up on the computer screen. This confirmation page must be printed, reviewed, signed and mailed in with required documents. All documents must be postmarked by Friday, January 18, 2013. The confirmation page lists the mailing address for all documents.

If you do not have access to a computer, or prefer to apply via paper, please contact Amy Fernandes for a copy of the scholarship application.

For a printable copy of the application, please click here.

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS/COUNSELORS:

Click here to log in and complete nominations for students applying for the scholarship. The application module will accept teacher/counselor nominations for students applying for the scholarship through Friday, January 18, 2013. If you prefer to nominate students via paper, please contact Amy Fernandes for a copy of the teacher nomination form.

When the "submit" button at the bottom of the nomination form is clicked, an email will be sent to you confirming receipt of the nomination form. If no email is received, the nomination was not submitted.

For a printable copy of the teacher nomination form, please click here.

COLLEGE STUDENTS:

Step 1—Before applying, please make sure you meet all the basic eligibility requirements. You must:

  • Have been awarded the Kaiser Permanente Health Care Career Scholarship in the 2010-2011 school year for payment during the 2011-2012 school year.
  • Be a full-time college student taking at least 12 credits (or the equivalent) and currently in the second year of program-approved health career or dental health career education.
  • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
  • Be enrolled at a U.S.-accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-, or certificate-seeking student. Proof of enrollment is required.
  • Be a U.S. citizen, national, or legal permanent resident.

If you meet all of the requirements, you are encouraged to apply. Applicants will get additional consideration for any of the following:

  • Being a first-generation college-bound student (neither parent has graduated from a two- or four-year college).
  • Demonstrating financial need (e.g., meeting federally set low-income definitions).
  • Speaking English plus a second language fluently.
  • Being a member of an ethnic or racial group currently underrepresented in a health profession.

Step 2—What you’ll need to apply:

  • Official college transcript.
  • Proof of full-time enrollment in a U.S.-accredited college or university.
  • A personal statement telling the scholarship committee about your career and personal goals and how your first two years of studies have affected those goals. These questions may guide your answer: How have your goals changed? What has inspired you in the past two years? How have you overcome any challenges? Are you more driven and focused on your career path? (500-word maximum)
  • A letter of recommendation from a current professor, college adviser, employer, or health care professional under whom you have job-shadowed or interned.
  • Proof of financial need, if you qualify for additional consideration based on need (e.g., copy of a parent or guardian’s 2011 tax return if you are still claimed as a dependent, your 2011 tax return if you are not claimed as a dependent, or proof of public assistance in the past year).
  • Other information needed to apply:
    • Name of college you are currently attending and the name of the college you plan to attend in fall 2013.
    • Current declared major and planned declared major in fall 2013.
    • Health care career you are pursuing.
    • Answers to the following questions (one or two paragraphs each):
      • In what extracurricular, community, and/or vocational activities have you participated while in college (e.g., volunteering in your community or church, participating in clubs, holding a job, caring for siblings or other children, playing sports, interpreting for family or others)?
      • What health career are you pursuing and why? What have you done in college to prepare yourself for the career path you have chosen?
      • Why do you deserve a second scholarship?

Click here to log in and apply.The online module will accept applications through Friday, January 18, 2013. You can access, update, and submit the scholarship application online until the deadline. When the “submit” button at the bottom of the application is clicked, a confirmation page will pop up on the computer screen. This confirmation page must be printed, reviewed, signed and mailed in with required documents. All documents must be postmarked by Friday, January 18, 2013. The confirmation page lists the mailing address for all documents.

If you do not have access to a computer, or prefer to apply via paper, please contact Amy Fernandes for a copy of the scholarship application.

For a printable copy of the application, please click here

If you have any questions about this site or the scholarship, please contact:

Amy Fernandes
Scholarship Program Coordinator
Oregon AHEC at OHSU
Cell: 503-899-9802
Email: kpnwscholarship@gmail.com
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