The Mission of the California Academy of Physician Assistants is to represent and serve PAs statewide. As an advocate of its members for quality healthcare and for their valued, unique alliance with supervising physicians, CAPA will enhance, educate and empower physician assistants for the ultimate benefit of their patients.

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who is currently in good academic standing and has demonstrated community outreach and other philanthropic activities as a student.

• Be a resident of California
• Be a student enrolled in California Primary Care PA program that is ARC PA or successor agency approved
• Student member of CAPA
• Be a continuing student in good academic standing, which needs to be confirmed by the PA program
• Demonstrate financial need
• Sign a letter of intent to take the NCCPA Board exam within 60 days after their graduation. This letter also is to state that they intend to practice as a physician assistant

For questions and application process, please visit the website at:

http://www.capanet.org/Students_Pre-PA/CAPA-Scholarship-Application-Info/