Who May Apply(by category):Institutions of Higher Education

Who May Apply(specifically):Institutions of higher education, public and private organizations and agencies, combinations of such institutions, organizations and agencies, and, in exceptional circumstances, secondary schools, are eligible to apply.

Students must be eligible to participate in the Upward Bound program and must have completed the eighth grade. However, participants do not necessarily have to be participating in a regular Upward Bound program. Two-thirds of all participants must be low-income, potential first-generation college students. The remaining one-third must be low-income or potential first-generation college students.

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