Apply for Upward Bound

The Miami University TRIO Upward Bound program, which serves students at Hamilton High School, is designed to help high school students excel on their path to college. Once a student has been selected to participate in the program, he or she will continue to receive MUUB services throughout their high school career. Participation in the program is completely free to eligible students.

Participants must be:

• A potential first-generation college student (neither parent/guardian has a four-year college degree) and/or meet federal income guidelines.
  • Federal Poverty Guidelines Chart
• Maintain at least a 2.7 cumulative GPA.
• Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
• Driven to succeed in high school and college!

Students interested in applying to the Upward Bound program can submit an application online.

The process is as follows:

1. The application has parts that need to be completed by both a parent/guardian and the student.
2. Please complete all of the fields in the application and then click "Submit" at the bottom of the application.
3. Once your application has been submitted, a staff member will contact you within 1-2 weeks to notify you of your eligibility and to complete your application process.

If you have questions, please email UpwardBound@MiamiOH.edu or stop by the Upward Bound Center, rm. 604, at Hamilton High School.