TRIO_Upward Bound

Who Can Apply

Functional Categories:
Higher Education - General
Resource Development and Support - Elementary, Secondary Education
Vocational Development
Youth Services

Applicants:
State (Includes District Of Columbia; Includes Institutions Of Higher Education And Hospitals)
Local (Excludes Institutions Of Higher Education And Hospitals)
Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

Applicant Eligibility:
Institutions of higher education, public or private not-for-profit agencies, a combination of the above, and in exceptional cases, secondary schools may apply.

Beneficiaries:
Quasi-public non-profit organization
Private non-profit institution/organization
Public nonprofit institution/organization
Student/Trainee
Graduate Student
Education (13+)

Beneficiary Eligibility:
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 participants must be either low-income individuals or potential first generation college students. 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).

Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with the Education Department General Administrative Regulations EDGAR). This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.