Upward Bound

Applying to Upward Bound

Eligibility Requirements

• Students must be in the 9th or 10th grade at Ypsilanti or Willow Run High Schools.
• Students must come from a home where the parents' income meets the income criteria defined by the U.S. Department of Education OR where the parent(s) with whom the student lives has not completed a four-year college degree.
• Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
• Students must demonstrate academic potential and a desire to do their best in high school and attend college.
• Students must be a U.S. citizen or permanent-resident.

How to apply

Applications are accepted at two times each year. In April, we recruit students in the eighth grade from Willow Run Intermediate Learning Center and Ypsilanti Middle School for participation the following school year as high school freshmen. Upward Bound representatives visit each middle school in spring to provide information about the program. Applications are available in the school counseling office.

We also recruit students in the ninth and tenth grades from Ypsilanti and Willow Run High Schools. EMU Upward Bound representatives visit each high school in September to provide information about the program. Applications are available in the counseling office and must be completed and returned to the Upward Bound Office or to the high school counseling office by the first Monday in October.

To receive an application packet, click here [PDF].