Who is eligible to participate in Upward Bound

• Participants must be citizens or legal residents of the United States.

• To be eligible for the Upward Bound Program at Los Angeles Valley College students must attend one of the following LAUSD Schools:

  • Ulysses S. Grant High School Van Nuys, California
  • Van Nuys High School Van Nuys, California
  • Robert Fulton College Preparatory Van Nuys, California
     

• One-third (1/3) of the participants can be either low-income and/or first generation college bound students. Participants, who demonstrate a need for academic support,as determined by the UBP, are encouraged to apply to Upward Bound, in order to successfully pursue a program of education beyond high school.

• At the time of initial selection, participants must have completed the eighth grade but not entered the twelfth grade and they must be at least 13 years old but not older than 19.