What is TRIO

Upward Bound serves high school students, offering services such as advising, tutoring, and a summer program. There are 951 Upward Bound programs.

Talent Search serves students in 6-12 grades, providing "academic, career, and financial counseling to its participants and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue on to and complete their postsecondary education."

SSS Programs provide academic tutoring, advice and assistance in postsecondary course selection, and scholarship and financial aid assistance to students at 2 and 4-year colleges and universities.

EOC Programs "provide counseling and information on college admissions to qualified adults who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education."

McNair Programs provide opportunities to college/university students "for research or other scholarly activities; summer internships; tutoring; academic counseling; and activities designed to prepare students for enrollment in graduate programs."

Providing the same services as Upward Bound, the UBMS program specifically aims "to help students recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science and to encourage them to pursue postsecondary degrees in math and science."

The VUB Programs are "designed to motivate and assist veterans in the development of academic and other requisite skills necessary for acceptance and success in a program of postsecondary education."

TRIO Training Programs "support training to enhance the skills and expertise of project directors and staff employed in the Federal TRIO Programs."