Scholarship Scholarship

THE KAISER PERMANENTE 2015–2016 HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH CARE CAREER SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

We are pleased to announce the eighth year of the Kaiser Permanente Health Care Career Scholarship Program. Scholarships are awarded in amounts of $2,000, $5,000, or $10,000 to at least one qualified college-bound high school senior at each of 133 eligible public high schools in the Kaiser Permanente Northwest service area.

Once scholarship recipients have reached their second year of college, they are eligible to: • Apply for an additional one-time scholarship of $2,000 for their third year of college. • Apply for paid summer internships at Kaiser Permanente that are available exclusively to scholarship recipients.

The scholarship program aims to facilitate the entrance of diverse and/or economically or socially disadvantaged students into college and health care professions. However, all students who meet basic eligibility requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION: Access the application at kp.org/communitybenefit/scholarship/nw

WHO CAN APPLY: APPLICATION TIMELINE: Graduating high school seniors who: • APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 13, 2016, • Attend an eligible high school (see list on back). 5 p.m., Pacific time. Late applications are not accepted. • Have a minimum cumulative GPA February–April 2016. Applicants of 2.5 (weighted). • INTERVIEWS: being considered solely for $2,000 scholarships • Are planning to pursue an education and career will not be interviewed. Those being considered in an approved human health care field (see list for the full spectrum of award amounts will be at application website). interviewed. An interview does not guarantee • Plan to enroll in fall 2016 at a U.S. accredited receipt of a scholarship in any amount. college or university as a full-time, degree or • NOTIFICATION: Late April 2016. All applicants certificate-seeking first-year student. will be notified of their status by the end of April. Proof of U.S. citizenship or legal permanent • CELEBRATION: May 14, 2016. Scholarship residency is not required. recipients will accept their awards at a ceremony and reception. Invitations will be sent with the award notification. SELECTION CRITERIA: • Academic achievement. • Engagement in activities (extracurricular, community service, and/or work). • Commitment to a career in health care. • Character qualities. • Diversity characteristics. • Economic and/or social disadvantage.

All plans offered and underwritten by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest. 308CBI-15/8-15 500 NE Multnomah St., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97232. COMPLETE AND 2015–2016 ELIGIBLE SCHOOL LIST* OREGON HIGH SCHOOLS Pleasant Hill High School Aloha High School Putnam High School SUBMIT APPLICATIONS Amity High School Rainier Jr./Sr. High School Banks High School Reynolds High School Beaverton High School Riverdale High School NO LATER THAN 5 P.M. Benson Polytechnic Roosevelt High School High School Sam Barlow High School WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016! Canby High School Sandy High School Cascade High School Santiam High School Centennial High School Scappoose High School Central High School Scio High School Century High School Sheldon High School Churchill High School Sheridan High School TO APPLY: Clackamas High School Sherwood High School Clatskanie Middle/ Silverton High School Access the application at kp.org/communitybenefit/ High School Siuslaw High School scholarship/nw. Completed applications must be Cleveland High School South Albany High School Colton High School South Eugene High School submitted online by 5 p.m., Pacific time, on Corbett High School South Salem High School January 13, 2016. You will need a PDF of your Corvallis High School Southridge High School Cottage Grove High School Sprague High School current official high school transcript, a teacher or Crescent Valley High School Springfield High School counselor nomination (submitted online by your Creswell High School Springwater Trail Crowe Middle/High School High School teacher/counselor), and proof of financial need (only Dallas High School St. Helens High School David Douglas High School St. Paul High School if applicable). See the application for more detail. Dayton High School Stayton High School Elmira High School Sunset High School Estacada High School Thurston High School Falls City High School Tigard High School ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE Forest Grove High School Tualatin High School Franklin High School Vernonia High School GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO: Gaston Jr./Sr. High School West Albany High School Gervais High School West Linn High School • Are first-generation college-bound students. Gladstone High School West Salem High School Glencoe High School Westview High School • Demonstrate financial need (see application Grant High School Willamette High School for guidelines). Gresham High School Willamina High School Health and Science School Wilson High School • Speak English plus a second language fluently. Hillsboro High School Wilsonville High School Jefferson High Woodburn High School • Are members of underrepresented and/or School (Jefferson) Yamhill-Carlton High School Jefferson High diverse populations. Students who identify as WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOLS School (Portland) Battle Ground High School John F. Kennedy High School Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Camas High School Junction City High School Castle Rock High School American, Asian/Pacific Islander, LGBTQ, or those Lake Oswego High School Columbia River High School Lakeridge High School with a disability are encouraged to apply. Evergreen High School Lebanon High School Fort Vancouver High School • Are engaged in organized health and wellness Liberty High School Heritage High School Lincoln High School activities at school or in school-based health Henrietta Lacks (HeLa) High School Lowell Jr./Sr. High School Hockinson High School center activities. Madison High School Hudson’s Bay High School Mapleton Jr./Sr. High School Kalama High School • Have regularly volunteered or worked in a public McKay High School Kelso High School McKenzie High School health setting such as a free clinic. La Center High School McMinnville High School Mark Morris High School McNary High School Mountain View High School Milwaukie High School Prairie High School Mohawk High School R.A. Long High School FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: Molalla High School Ridgefield High School Newberg High School Skyview High School Melissa Leonard, MS North Eugene High School Stevenson High School North Marion High School Program Manager, Community Health Careers Toledo High School North Salem High School Toutle Lake Jr./Sr. High School Kaiser Permanente Northwest Oakridge High School Union High School Oregon City High School Phone: 503-813-4478 Wahkiakum High School Parkrose High School Washougal High School Email: [email protected] Perrydale High School Winlock Senior High School Philomath High School Woodland High School

*If the high school name is not listed, applications will not be accepted.