SOAR CENTER

TRIO & Grant Administration
Upward Bound

Upward Bound provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in pre-college performance and ultimately in higher education pursuits. Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income families, high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelors degree, and low-income, first-generation military veterans who are preparing to enter postsecondary education. The
goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rates at which participants enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education.

All Upward Bound projects must provide instruction in math, laboratory science, composition, literature, and foreign language. Other services include:

• Instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and other subjects necessary for success in education beyond high school
• Academic, financial, or personal counseling
• Exposure to academic programs and cultural events
• Tutorial services
• Mentoring programs
• Information on postsecondary education opportunities
• Assistance in completing college entrance and financial aid applications
• Assistance in preparing for college entrance exams
• Work study positions to expose participants to careers requiring a postsecondary degree

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Useful Scholarships/Financial Aid Educatuional links:

www.carsonscholars.org
This scholarship is geared toward students that are interested in the medical and healthcare profession.

www.collegeboard.com
The College Board publishes all colleges and universities in the United States of America and its territories along with information about scholarships and financial aid at these institutions.

www.fafsa.ed.gov
This website provides information about the Pell Grant eligibility along with college work-study program and governmental subsided loans.

www.fastweb.com
This website asks the individual to do a personal, educational, interest profile.  once the profile is completed, it will send directly to you information about scholarships, daily.

www.scholarshipexperts.com
This website will give you linkage to other scholarship sites.