
Health Careers Opportunity Program
Undergraduate and Graduate Ambassador Program
Who should apply?
New and transfer students in the following graduate and undergraduate programs:
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Exercise and Sports Studies
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Physician Assistant
- Biology

Ambassador Program Benefits:
Stipends and financial support for tuition and books
Tutoring, peer and faculty support
Bi-monthly enrichment programs:
Success Coaching
Financial-aid planning
Time-management skills and more!
Community Health Worker training and certification
Simulation sessions
Multiple community based internships
Pre-Matriculation Program
Who should apply for this program?
- Pre and Allied-Health Professions Students
- Health Humanities
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies
- Adult/Non-Traditional Learners

Pre-Matriculation Program Benefits:
Stipends and financial support for tuition and books
Peer and faculty support and mentoring
Bi-monthly enrichment programs:
Success Coaching
Financial-aid planning
Time-management skills and more!
Career-exploration assessment
Community Health Worker training and certification
Simulation session
Job shadowing experience
Summer Program
Who Should Apply?
Rural high school students who have an interest in exploring community-based health profession work in a rural setting.
Benefits:
- Field trips
- Overnight camp at D'Youville University
- Introduction to Community Health Worker training
- Hands-on activities
- Simulation

How many students will this help?
Over the five-year HCOP grant period, 300 economically and/or educationally disadvantaged students will participate in and benefit from HCOP programming.
- 125HCOP ambassadors
- 50Pre-Matriculants
- 125High School Students
- 300Total Students
This website is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,902,040 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.