Eniola Sokera is one of 12 recipients of the highest honor presented by the University System of Maryland board to recognize outstanding student achievement annually.
University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) student Eniola Sokera has been named a recipient of the 2026 University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarship, the highest honor presented by the board to recognize outstanding student achievement annually.
The scholarship recognizes exceptional undergraduate and graduate students across USM for excellence in four categories: Academics, Scholarship, and Research; Innovation and Creative Activity; Leadership and Advocacy; and Outreach and Engagement. Twelve students were selected through a competitive application process for the 2026 awards.
Sokera, who earned her scholarship in the Outreach and Engagement category, is expected to graduate in December with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She has distinguished herself through leadership, advocacy, and service both on campus and internationally.
An executive board member and co-founder of the One in Ten Collective, an international women’s health community focusing on breast cancer and reproductive health education, Sokera has helped shine a spotlight on stigmatized women’s health conditions, including endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome, through education, advocacy, and culturally responsive programming. In 2018, while in high school, she founded Project Opal, a grassroots initiative serving vulnerable communities in her native Lagos, Nigeria, providing essential resources to low-income individuals and families.