The purpose of the Upward Bound (UB)
and Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) Program is to generate in the
program's participants the skills and motivation necessary to
complete a program of secondary education and to enter and succeed
in a program of postsecondary education. Authority for this program
is contained in Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Section
402C of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Eligible
applicants include institutions of higher education, public or
private agencies, or organizations, including community-based
organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth,
secondary schools, and combinations of institutions, agencies,
organizations and secondary schools. The UB and UBMS Program's
participants must be potential first-generation college students,
low-income individuals, or individuals who have high risk of
academic failure and have a need for academic support in order to
pursue successfully a program of education beyond high school.
Required services of the UB-UBMS Program include: (1) academic
tutoring; (2) advice and assistance in secondary and postsecondary
course selection; (3) preparation for college entrance exams and
completing college admission applications; (4) information on
federal student financial aid programs including (a) Federal Pell
grant awards, (b) loan forgiveness, and (c) scholarships; (5)
assistance completing financial aid applications; (6) guidance and
assistance in: (a) secondary school reentry, (b) alternative
programs for secondary school drop outs that lead to the receipt of
a regular secondary school diploma, (c) entry into general
educational development (GED) programs or (d) entry into
postsecondary education; and (7) education or counseling services
designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students
or the students’ parents, including financial planning for
postsecondary education. (8) Also, projects funded for at least two
years under the program must provide instruction in mathematics
through pre-calculus; laboratory science; foreign language;
composition; and literature.
The annual number of responses
and total annual burden hours have been adjusted to reflect an
increase in the size of the reporting universe.
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