Pamela J. Carter Future Nurses of Southern California Scholarship

Pamela dedicated more than 40 years of her life to nursing, serving the Southern California community through her entire career at Kaiser Permanente, where she held numerous leadership roles and remained deeply committed to patient care and community well-being. Nursing was not simply her profession, it was her calling. She approached her work with compassion, integrity, and a genuine desire to uplift others, leaving a lasting impact on patients, colleagues, and the broader Los Angeles community.

After her passing from pancreatic cancer, this scholarship was established in her honor to reflect what she believed in most, creating hope for the future. By supporting aspiring nurses who share her commitment to caring for others, it carries forward her generous spirit, her lifelong devotion to service, and the enduring love she shared with her husband and family, ensuring that her legacy continues to inspire hope for generations to come.

Eligibility

Applicants to the Pamela J. Carter Future Nurses of Southern California Scholarship must:

• Be a U.S. citizen and Southern California resident in LA or San Diego County
• Be a high school senior, graduate, or current college undergraduate
• Be enrolled or accepted and plan to enroll full-time into an associate’s degree in nursing (AON) or a Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) at an accredited two- or four-year college or university located in LA or San Diego County for the entire upcoming academic year
• Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)

Awards

• If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award for 2-year programs or $10,000 for 4-year programs.
• Provided there are qualified applicants, five (5) recipients from San Diego County and five (5) recipients from Los Angeles County recipients will be selected.
• Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of satisfactory academic performance (maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and full-time enrollment).
• Award amounts are listed in U.S. dollars (USD) and award payments will be issued in USD.