College Bound Scholarship – Financial aid for youth who sign up in middle school and keep their pledge. The program helps students dream big and continue their education.

College Support Programs Grades 6-12 | College Success Foundation – The program starts with students when they are in middle school. It supports, inspires, and guides them through college. Advisors focus on the academic, emotional, financial, and social needs of each student.

GEAR UP – Helps guide middle and high school students as they prepare for college. The program makes sure students can reach the people and information they need to graduate high school and go to college.

Higher Education Readiness Opportunity (HERO) – Provides support services to students from families with low to moderate incomes. HERO helps students finish high school and move on to college.

Supplemental Education and Transition Planning Program (SETuP) – Shares information about college and training programs after high school. This information goes to youth in foster care, foster families, and school staff.

TRiO Program – Works with youth to enter, stay in, and finish college. These programs find low-income, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. They provide the support and encouragement needed to help them succeed. 

Upward Bound – Provides academic support to students going to college.  

Students must:

• Have finished the 8th grade
• Be between 13 and 19 years old
• Enroll in high school
• Plan to attend college
• Need extra help to reach their goals