Opportunity Corps
The UNeTech Institute is pleased to offer the Opportunity Corps, a seven-month entrepreneurship and mentorship program for folks who experience barriers in entrepreneurship. Current Opportunity Corps programs are for both women in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) and for Black and African American entrepreneurs.
Opportunity Corps uses the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps inspired curriculum to teach entrepreneurs about startups while matching them with business ideas from the UNeTech incubator. Fellows form mentorship teams to create a business pitch while learning from a large collection of Omaha folks who share their ideas, successes, life lessons, and resources.
Applications are accepted in January. The program runs March through September.
All Opportunity Corps fellows are compensated upon completion of the program.
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Opportunity Corps Program Update
Due to public policy shifts and the inability to secure DEI grants from federal or state agencies, the Opportunity Corps program will be on hiatus for one year. We remain deeply committed to empowering women in STEAM and actively seek foundation or private sponsorships to continue this vital work.
If you or your organization are interested in supporting the program’s future, please reach out to us. Together, we can ensure that leadership and entrepreneurial opportunities remain accessible to those who need them most.
Stephanie Kidd, PhD
Opportunity Corps Program Director
UNeTech Institute
stephanie.kidd@unetech.org
Articles
Opportunity Corps on Hiatus During Funding Search
UNeTech Institute's Opportunity Corps program is on hiatus for 2025 due to lack of funding. Originally funded by the Ewing Kauffman Foundation out of Kansas City, the program was not renewed for funding when the Kauffman Foundation decided to prioritize funding Kansas...
Opportunity Corps: Women in STEAM Announces 2024 Fellows
UNeTech Institute is pleased to announce the fellows accepted into the third year of Opportunity Corps: Women in STEAM, our program to teach community members about entrepreneurship using both the National Science Foundation's I-Corps-inspired curriculum and...
Applications are now open for the 2024 Opportunity Corps program for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math
Applications are now open for the 2024 Opportunity Corps program for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math UNMC’s UNeTech Institute and Nebraska Tech Collaborative, powered by Aksarben are accepting applications for Opportunity Corps: Women in...