Please review the following requirements to see if you are eligible to apply for the Arizona Health Opportunities Pathways to Excellence (AZ-HOPE) Ambassadors Institute:
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U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or permanent resident who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States.
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Currently enrolled or accepted into an educational program in an Arizona high school, allied health professions program, community college, 4-year college/university, or health professional school.
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Interested in a health career or the health sciences.
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Have a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or greater (cumulative) on a 1.0 – 4.0 scale.
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Economically OR educationally disadvantaged (see definitions below).*
*If you meet one of the following educational or economic characteristics you are eligible to apply:
Educationally disadvantaged:
- Neither of your parents or guardians graduated from a 4-year college or university
- You graduated from (or last attended) a high school with low per capita funding
Economically disadvantaged:
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Eligible for, or have previously received, a Pell grant as part of a college financial aid award
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If annual income is considered ”low income”. To see if you meet this criteria, please refer to the poverty level guidelines shown in the table below.
Poverty Level Guidelines
|
HOUSEHOLD/
FAMILY SIZE |
200%
|
|---|---|
|
1
|
$24,980
|
|
2
|
$33,820
|
|
3
|
$42,660
|
|
4
|
$51,500
|
|
5
|
$60,340
|
|
6
|
$69,180
|
|
7
|
$78,020
|
|
8
|
$86,860
|
|
9
|
$95,700
|
|
10
|
$104,540
|