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Who is Eligible?

Only students enrolled in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade who attend a current Bemidji State University Upward Bound target high school may apply. Those target high schools include:

  • Bagley
  • Bemidji
  • Blackduck
  • Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig
  • Cass Lake-Bena
  • Clearbrook-Gonvick
  • Mahnomen
  • Park Rapids
  • Red Lake
  • Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
  • Waubun

Applicants for Upward Bound must come from a family where:

  • Neither parent has completed a 4-yr college degree (first generation college) OR
  • The family is classified as low-income OR
  • Be both first-generation in college and low-income

In addition, applicants must be recommended for participation by their home high school and have potential, ability and motivation to successfully complete a program of post-secondary education.