The Kaiser Permanente African American Professional Association (KPAAPA) Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from high school students who are scheduled to graduate in spring 2018. Scholarships are also available for nursing and medical students attending schools in Northern California. KPAAPA provides scholarships to students who demonstrate academic achievement, commitment to community service, and leadership potential.

In the last five years, KPAAPA has awarded more than $80,000 in scholarships. In 2018, KPAAPA has eight scholarships available.

Online applications are available at this website, and must be submitted by April 18, 2018. Winners will be notified in June 2018.

Scholarship funds will be distributed in August 2018 to the college, university, trade, or technical school the winners will attend in the fall.

Have questions?
If you have questions about the scholarship application see the FAQs, visithttp://www.applyists.com/contact-us/contact-us-customer-care/, or email Misty Rose-Spencer.

For general questions about the scholarship, or to learn more about KPAAPA, please visithttps://sites.sp.kp.org/teams/kpaapaonekp/SitePages/Home.aspx 

The following Kaiser Permanente business resource groups also offer scholarships:

• KP Pride – contact Jay Bachicha at Joseph.A.Bachicha@kp.org
• Kaiser Permanente Latino Association – contact Eva Ramirez atEva.E.Ramirez@kp.org
• Kaiser Permanente Asian Association – contact Karen Tsang at Karen.Tsang@kp.org