Eligibility Criteria

1. All students must be either income eligible and/or potential 1st generation college students.
2. Students should display a sincere desire to dedicate time and effort toward achieving their academic goals.

• Federal TRIO programs 2024 annual income eligibility levels.
  • (Effective January 14, 2024 until further notice)

    SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT	48 CONTIGUOUS STATES, D.C., AND OUTLYING JURISDICTIONS	ALASKA	HAWAII
    1	$23,475	$29,325	$26,985
    2	$31,725	$39,645	$36,480
    3	$39,975	$49,965	$45,975
    4	$48,225	$60,285	$55,470
    5	$56,475	$70,605	$64,965
    6	$64,725	$80,925	$74,460
    7	$72,975	$91,245	$83,955
    8	$81,225	$101,565	$93,450

• For family units with more than eight members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $5,500 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $6,880 for Alaska; and $6,330 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.

• The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to 150 percent of the family income levels established by the Census Bureau for determining poverty status. The poverty guidelines were published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on January 17, 2025 and are effective as of January 17, 2025.

For more information contact:

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