TRIO Upward Bound

Objective

To generate skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond high school among low-income and potential first-generation college students and veterans. The goal of the program is to increase the academic performance and motivational levels of eligible enrollees so that such persons may complete secondary school and successfully pursue and complete a postsecondary educational program.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Sponsored organization
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)

Institutions of higher education, public and private agencies and organizations including community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, combinations of such institutions, agencies and organizations, and as appropriate to the purposes of the program, secondary schools.

Who Benefits

• Student/Trainee
• Youth (16-21)
• Education (9-12)
• Education (13+)

Low-income individuals and potential first generation college students who have a need for academic support in order to successfully pursue a program of postsecondary education. Two-thirds of the participants must be low-income individuals who are also potential first generation college students. The remaining one-third must be either low-income, first-generation college students, or students who have a high risk for academic failure. Required low-income criteria are stated in application materials. Except for veterans, who can be served regardless of age, project participants must be between 13 and 19 years old and have completed the eighth grade but have not entered the twelfth grade (exceptions allowed).

Assistance Types

• Project Grants

Program Contact

Sharon.Easterling@ed.gov
(202) 453-7624