Apply to be a UHOP Scholar
The Urban Health Opportunities (UHOP) Scholarship application for 2025-2026 is now open! Follow instructions below to apply!
UHOP Application Deadline: January 17, 2025 | 11:59 PM
1. Apply to UNO
Complete the UNO Application for Undergraduate Admission.
2. Obtain Your NUID and Password
The UHOP Application requires you to input your NUID.
If you do not know what your NUID is, please seek NUID assistance.
3. Submit the UHOP Scholars Application
Please be sure to review the program requirements before completing the application.
To apply click here.
You will need the following materials for your UHOP application:
- Resume
- Unofficial or official high school and college transcripts
- ACT Scores (will also accept ALEKS Placement score)
- Identify TWO of the following to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf: high school principal, high school counselor, high school science teacher, college professor, or medical professional.
- Please share with them our letter of recommendation submission form.
- An essay no more than 1,200 words responding to the following prompt: "Describe why you wish to be a doctor and how you will help achieve the purpose of the UHOP program."
- An essay no more than 1,200 words responding to the following prompt: "Describe what you will bring to the healthcare career field of your choice - your values, talents, and life experiences - and how you add to the cultural, multilingual, ethnic, and/or socioeconomic diversity of this clinical profession."
Questions About Your UHOP Application?
The Health Careers Resource Center will be offering virtual UHOP Informational Sessions to go over the UHOP application.
These zoom sessions will take place the following dates:
September 25, 2024
October 9, 2024
October 23, 2024
December 4, 2024
December 11, 2024
Sign-Up For A Virtual Information Session Here
If you have questions at any point in the application, you can email unohealthcareers@unomaha.edu.