Upward Bound II

Fact Sheet

CSU, Chico was awarded a second Upward Bound program in 1996. Originally serving 67 students, Upward Bound II will now serve 76 students from Butte, Colusa, Tehama and Yuba counties.

Upward Bound II is a year-round program for motivated students with academic potential. Participants must have a goal of attending college. Upward Bound provides the following services to students:

• Weekly academic tutoring
• AI and computer science education
• Evidence based literacy support and instruction
• Test preparation workshops
• Parent workshops
• Six week summer residential program
• Leadership development
• Laptop and equipment loan program
• Assistance with A-G college prep course selection
• Financial aid and college application assistance
• College visitation trips
• Career exploration internships

Participant Eligibility

At least two-thirds of the participants must be both

• low-income (family income within 150% of poverty--see "Low-Income Levels "below)
• a potential first generation college student (neither parent with whom the student resides has a four-year college degree)

The other one-third of the participants can be either low-income or first generation college bound students.

Applicants must also be the following:

• a US citizen or legal permanent resident
• ages 13 to 19 (grades 9-11 at the time of selection). 8th graders are eligible to apply.
• attending one of the following schools or planning to enroll in one of the following schools:

Annual Low-Income Levels for Participant Eligibility:

(Effective  January 11, 2024   until further notice)

"For family units with more than eight members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $8,070 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $10,095 for Alaska; and $9,285 for Hawaii.

The term "low-income individual" means an individual whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount.

The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to 150 percent of the family income levels established by the Census Bureau for determining poverty status. The poverty guidelines were published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on January 17, 2024 and are effective as of January 11, 2024."

(Source:  https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ope/trio/federal-trio-programs-prior-year-low-income-levels)