Federal Law and Eligibility Criteria

Applicable to Veterans Upward Bound Projects - Public Law Governing the Establishment of VUB Projects:

Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998 (Title IV, Subpart 2, Chapter 1; Federal TRIO Programs)

Federal Register regulations for the current TRIO Programs funding cycle:

34 CFR 747 Code of Federal Regulations Title 34, Part 647, Subparts A through D

Basic eligibility criteria for all VUB projects nationwide:

(1) U.S. military veteran with 181 or more days of active duty service and discharged on/after January 31, 1955, under conditions other than dishonorable;

and

(2) Low-income according to guidelines published annual by the U.S. Department of Education, AND/OR a first-generation college graduate;

and

(3) The veteran student demonstrates academic need;

(4) Meets other local eligibility criteria as noted in the local VUB project's Approved Grant Proposal, such as county of residence, etc.