Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

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United States government initiative college access program federal education program

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a U.S. federal initiative that supports low-income and underserved students in preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education through long-term, cohort-based services and scholarships.

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GEAR UP 1
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government initiative ⓘ
college access program ⓘ
federal education program ⓘ
abbreviation Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: GEAR UP
administeredBy United States Department of Education ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Education
authorizedBy Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
benefits high school students ⓘ
middle school students ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
educationLevel postsecondary education ⓘ
secondary education ⓘ
emphasis early intervention ⓘ
systemic change in schools ⓘ
focusesOn postsecondary preparation ⓘ
postsecondary success ⓘ
fullName Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
fundingSource federal grants ⓘ
includes career exploration ⓘ
early college awareness ⓘ
financial literacy education ⓘ
objective increase high school graduation rates ⓘ
raise academic achievement ⓘ
reduce barriers to college access ⓘ
partnersWith colleges and universities ⓘ
community organizations ⓘ
school districts ⓘ
schools ⓘ
primaryGoal increase college completion ⓘ
increase college enrollment ⓘ
increase college readiness ⓘ
programType cohort-based program ⓘ
long-term intervention ⓘ
provides academic support services ⓘ
college awareness activities ⓘ
financial aid information ⓘ
mentoring ⓘ
parent and family engagement activities ⓘ
scholarships ⓘ
tutoring ⓘ
serviceModel grade-cohort services ⓘ
multi-year services ⓘ
supports college completion ⓘ
college persistence ⓘ
college transition ⓘ
targetGroup students from low-income families ⓘ
students in high-poverty schools ⓘ
targetPopulation low-income students ⓘ
underserved students ⓘ

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Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) → abbreviation → Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
this entity surface form: GEAR UP
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) → fullName → Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: GEAR UP
this entity surface form: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
ED → overseesProgram → Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
United States Department of Education → overseesProgram → Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) ⓘ