Who May Apply(by category): Institutions of Higher Education, Other Organizations and/or Agencies

Who May Apply(specifically): Institutions of higher education, public and private agencies and organizations, or a combination of these, and in exceptional circumstances, secondary schools, are eligible to apply.

Students must have completed the 8th grade, be between the ages of 13 and 19 (except veterans), and have a need for academic support in order to pursue a program of postsecondary education. All students must be either from low-income families or be potential first-generation college students. The program requires that two-thirds of the participants in a project must be both low-income and potential first-generation college students. The remaining one-third must be either low-income or potential first-generation college students. Students are selected based on recommendations from local educators, social workers, clergy, or other interested parties.

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