ELIGIBILITY-

Applicants to the Health Professional Advancement Program must:

• Be foreign-born
• Not have permanent residency (green card) or citizenship in the U.S.
• Demonstrate financial need
• Be currently residing/living in California
• Be applying for admission to graduate school in health and science fields, including health professional programs to matriculate in 2016.
• Have demonstrated readiness for graduate/professional school (academic preparation and community/extracurricular involvement)
• Be available to attend the 3-day HPAP Fall 2015 Retreat in Northern or Southern California on September 18-20, 2015. PHD will cover transportation costs for all HPAP participants.
• Be interested in becoming involved in advocacy efforts (i.e. media engagements) to support health career access and health care for undocumented immigrants in California.

A completed application includes:

• HPAP Application Form
• Four Essay Questions
• Supporting Documents:
  • College transcript(s) (unofficial or official).
  • If available, most recent copy of applicant’s’ Federal Income Tax Returns (Form 1040s and Form W-2). If listed as a dependent for tax purposes, please include parent or guardian’s tax returns, if available.

All eligible applications will be reviewed for the applicant’s financial need, readiness for graduate/professional school, motivations to pursue graduate studies, and interest in supporting health care advocacy. 15-20 applicants will be selected as participants for this pilot program.