U.S. Department of Education/Tuition assistance
Upward Bound
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A federally funded programme of tutoring, academic advising, college visits and summer instruction for high school students who are low income, would be the first in their family to finish a degree, or are at risk of not completing school. Run by local projects at colleges and community organisations.
Services rather than money: tutoring, academic advising, help with college and financial aid applications, and in many projects a summer programme. The regulation states no dollar value to a participant, so none is recorded.
What you need
The official page does not list required documents. Check the official page before you apply, since a provider can ask for paperwork it does not publish.
How to apply
- 1Find the project nearest youUpward Bound is delivered by local projects hosted at colleges and community organisations, and you can only join one that serves your school. The Department of Education keeps a directory of funded projects.
- 2Contact the project directlyApplications go to the project, not to the Department of Education. Ask whether they serve your school and whether they have places.
Where this comes from
- Official source
- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-645/section-645.3
- Last checked by SCRN
- 2026-09-01Verified null days ago
- How it was verified
- staff verified
- Deadline
- RollingEach local project recruits on its own schedule, so there is no national deadline.
- How often
- one time