| The GEAR UP program
is a discretionary grant program designed to increase the number of
low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in
postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides five-year grants to States
and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high
schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning
no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high
school. GEAR UP funds are also used to provide college scholarships to
low-income students.
GEAR UP is unique from other initiatives. This program employs
partnerships committed to serving and accelerating the academic
achievement of cohorts of students through their high school
graduation. GEAR UP partnerships supplement (not supplant) existing
reform efforts, offer services that promote academic preparation and
the understanding of necessary costs to attend college, provide
professional development, and continuously build capacity so that
projects can be sustained beyond the term of the grant.
These grants are competitive and First Generation College Bound has received one of these Grants! Look here to read about other sucess stories. |
The following links were found on other GEAR UP sites: They are helpful in the areas of test taking, studing and writing strategies
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