• Truman State University Upward Bound

    2023 Student Application

  • Truman State University’s Upward Bound Project provides selected high school students with effective preparation for college application, enrollment and success. Project participants have demonstrated academic promise, a need for project services, eligibility for TRIO program participation and a desire to earn a college degree. Our mission is to foster the development of necessary academic skills and personal motivation in eligible students to increase the rate at which students enter and complete postsecondary education. UB participants benefit from mentoring by college students, tutoring in core subjects, help with college/career exploration and guidance through the college admission and financial aid application processes.

    Accepted applicants should be prepared to participate fully in program activities, including weekly after school meetings during the academic year and a college-prep academy on Truman’s campus during the summer. Participants are expected to continue participation in UB until graduation from high school, complete a rigorous college-prep curriculum while in high school and start college immediately after high school graduation to earn a 2 or 4 year degree.

    Funding

    Upward Bound is a federal TRIO program designed to assist students who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education (e.g., first in their family to earn a college degree, from income-eligible backgrounds). In program year 2021-2021, Upward Bound received 90% of total funding from the U.S. Department of Education and 10% of total funding from Truman State University.

    All Upward Bound services are provided at NO COST to accepted students and their families.

    Contact the Upward Bound office at (660) 785-4244 or ub02@truman.edu if you have any questions about program eligibility, application or participation.

  • Eligibility
    Upward Bound is a TRIO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education and applicants must meet eligibility criteria in order to be considered for project participation.

    Applicants should

    • Be a high school sophomore who attends a high school served by UB,
    • Have college potential but need additional support to be fully prepared, and
    • Qualify by EITHER
      1. meeting family income guidelines established by the federal government and/OR
      2. being a potential first-generation college student (neither natural or adoptive parent living in the home has a four-year degree).

    Application Review

    For an application to be complete and move forward for review, UB must be in receipt of a

    • Completed STUDENT APPLICATION section which gathers information about the applicant’s academic plans, goals for the future, and desire for program services. This section should be completed by the student applying to participate in Upward Bound.
    • Completed PARENT/HOUSEHOLD INFO section of this application that gathers information about the applicant’s household income, parent education level, and need for program services. Note: this information is required to determine federal program eligibility and will be kept strictly confidential. This section must be completed and signed by the parent or guardian of the student applying.
    • Completed HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR REFERRAL form that gathers information about the applicant’s test scores, grades, and high school curriculum. Once the student and parent portions of the application are completed and submitted, the high school counselor will be sent a link via email to complete the referral form.

    Application to Upward Bound is a competitive process and not all eligible students are accepted for program participation. Applicants who have moved on to the next stage of the application process will be notified in November so that interviews can be scheduled. Students who are offered a position in the program must attend an orientation session. All new students will receive a 60-day review of their academic performance, college/career goals and motivation to determine if they will be offered a permanent position on the Upward Bound roster.

    • STUDENT APPLICATION 

    • Thank you for your interest in becoming a part of Upward Bound. This section is your opportunity to provide the application review committee with more information about your interest in attending college, academic preparation in high school and goals for the future. Therefore, please know that you will be asked 4 short answer questions toward the end of the application form that you will be expected to answer in 50-100 words each.

      If you are unable to complete the student section in one sitting, you can choose to save your application progress and then return to the application later for completion and submission. In order to save your application for completion later, scroll to the end of the form and select SAVE. If you choose ‘skip create an account’ at the bottom, you will be prompted to provide an email address. A link will be sent to the email you list that is required to access your partially-completed application. The email will be from Compansol and the subject line will be Continue filling out this form later. It is important that the email address you list accepts email from outside parties (some high school emails restrict emails from outside the school).

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    • Ethnic/Racial and disabling condition questions used only for federal reporting.

      ETHNIC/RACIAL BACKGROUND

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    • We'd like to know more about the high school classes you plan to take before graduation.  For each subject, let us know how many years of that subject you plan to take by the time you graduate.

      For example, if your plan for English classes to take is English I (9th grade), English II (10th), English III (11th), English IV (12th), then you would select 4 years of English when asked.

    • HELP US GET TO KNOW YOU BY ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING 4 SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS!

       

      Please write about a paragraph (50-100 words) for each question.

    • Honestly reflect on yourself and react to the statements below. MARK THE CHECKBOXES FOR ALL ITEMS THAT ARE TRUE FOR YOU. You can check all that apply.

    • Your high school counselor will be emailed a link to submit your academic records.

    • Please sign your full legal name below to indicate that you have read and agreed to the following:

      I certify that the previously-stated information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

      Because Upward Bound works in conjunction with area high schools for the educational advantage of students, I hereby give permission for the following

      • Upward Bound and my high school have permission to mutually exchange all academic, medical and disciplinary records, including transcripts of grades and test scores, parent portal access, etc.
      • For the purpose of highlighting program services and student successes, Upward Bound may publish my pictures in press releases, video footage, web-page information or other media
      • As an Upward Bound participant, I understand that I will use technology, be assigned an email and access the internet. I will do so responsibly
      • Upward Bound program personnel may transport me from time to time for program activities
      • Upward Bound has permission to follow-up on me after high school for federal reporting purposes and obtain post-secondary enrollment and degree verification(s)
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    • For an application to be complete, Upward Bound must be in receipt of a completed, signed, and submitted (electronically):

      • STUDENT APPLICATION form
      • PARENT/HOUSEHOLD INFO form and
      • HS COUNSELOR REFERRAL form.

      Incomplete applications will not be advanced to the next stage of the review process.

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