Admission

The program now has the financial support to enroll 150 participants each year. Once accepted, students who meet all program responsibilities are continued in Upward Bound throughout high school. Therefore, admission to Upward Bound is limited and competitive. Each year, approximately seventy students are admitted.

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To be considered for Upward Bound, an applicant must be:

• A citizen of the United States or a permanent resident
• An individual neither of whose parents (natural or adoptive) do not have a four-year college degree and/or
• From a family that meets low-income requirements set by the federal government
• In the ninth or tenth grade at one of the following target high schools (eleventh graders may be eligible if current federal regulations change prior to the application deadline):

• In need of Upward Bound's services to achieve academic success in high school and meet the requirements of the Rhode Island high school diploma system
• Interested in enrolling in a college or university upon graduating from high school
• Not older than nineteen at the time of selection for the program

In addition to the above criteria, students not born in the United States will be given consideration if they have completed at least two full years of an English-as-a-second language (ESL) program in the high school.

Become part of the Upward Bound tradition

General information sessions are scheduled in each target high school at the start of the recruiting annual drive in the fall. Interested students should attend to learn more about the Upward Bound Program.

Applications may be obtained from the guidance staff in the target high schools or you may call the Upward Bound office. There are two parts to the application (student and parent), along with other required information that must be submitted by the deadline. A checklist will be provided to assist students and families through the entire application process.

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