Eligibility Criteria

An individual is eligible to participate in Upward Bound if the individual meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or is a permanent resident of the United States; or is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and provides evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of his or her intent to become a permanent resident; or is a permanent resident of Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands; or is a resident of the Freely Associated States—the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.

(b) Is a potential first-generation college student and/or a low-income individual (see definitions below).

(c) Has a need for academic support, as determined by the grantee, in order to pursue successfully a program of education beyond high school.

(d) At the time of initial selection, has completed the eighth grade and is at least 13 years old but not older than 19.

 

Definitions:

• potential first-generation college student: neither natural/adoptive parent has earned a bachelor’s degree.
• low-income individual: an individual whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount.

 

For more information contact:

Upward Bound
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
805-756-5128