The Kaiser Permanente Health Equity Scholars Program aims to support young leaders who have a demonstrated interest in pursuing a clinical (e.g., pharmacist, physician, practitioner, nurse) or non-clinical (e.g., accounting, business administration, human resources, marketing, public policy) career in the healthcare industry.

Program Features:

• Selected students will receive a $2,500 award.
• Dedicated UNCF College Success Coach for a year.
• Access to a Kaiser Permanente Health Equity Scholars' Online Learning Community for a year.

Applicants for the program must meet the following requirements: 

• Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university, or community college, in the US, for the 2023-2024 academic year
• Must have a permanent address and reside in one of the following states/districts: California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, or Washington D.C.
• Must be a graduating high school senior
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent), earned from 9th grade through the first semester/term of 12th grade 
• tudents must have a demonstrated interest in pursuing a clinical (e.g., pharmacist, physician, practitioner, nurse) or non-clinical (e.g., accounting, business administration, human resources, marketing, public policy) career in the healthcare industry
• Preference will be given to students with demonstrated financial need
• Preference will be given to students from underrepresented communities

• freshman

• US Citizen
• Permanent Resident
• Undocumented

Please visit https://kp-health-equity-scholars.hsfts.net/scholarship for complete information.