Upward Bound

Eligibility Criteria

Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply:

Attend one of the Upward Bound Target Schools.

Plan on attending college immediately following high school.

First Generation College Student: be the first person in your immediate family to graduate from a four-year college.

AND/OR

Financial Guidelines: Fall below a certain TAXABLE INCOME bracket based on number of people in household.

For family units with more than eight members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $7,710 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $9,645 for Alaska; and $8,865 for Hawaii.

The term “low-income individual” means an individual whose family’s taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount.