NEW JERSEY COLLEGE BOUND GRANT PROGRAMS

The College Bound Grant Program, established in 1986, addresses the educational needs and aspirations of at-risk youth in grades 6-12 in Abbott School Districts. The grant supports pre-college educational enrichment activities to help ensure completion of secondary school; to increase college admission, retention, and graduation rates of these students; and to encourage the successful pursuit of postsecondary education in the sciences, mathematics, or technology. For fiscal 2011, the amount of the College Bound Grant allocation was reduced in the state budget to $1.7 million from $3.55 million the previous year. The decrease in the allocation amount limits the number of programs that can receive awards. Based on the amount and federal matching requirements, the Commission continued funding for only the five programs that are part of the State GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program), a federal initiative. For fiscal 2011, these five programs anticipate serving almost 2,000 students.

ATLANTIC CITY - STOCKTON UNIVERSITY

Goal Oriented Advocates Leaders and scholars(GOALS)/GEAR UP

http://www.atlantic.edu/conted/gearup/index.htm

CAMDEN - ROWAN UNIVERSITY

Creating Higher Aspirations and Motivations Project (CHAMP)/GEAR UP

https://sites.rowan.edu/champgearup/

JERSEY CITY - NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Consortium for Pre-College Education in Greater Newark/GEAR UP+

https://www.njit.edu/precollege/college-bound-program

PASSAIC-PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SMT College Bound Program/GEAR UP

http://www.pccc.cc.nj.us/community/urban-consortium/college-bound

PENNSGROVE-CARNEYS POYNT

SALEM GEAR UP

http://www.salemcc.edu/gear-up

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP-BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

GEARUP at Brookdale

https://https://www.brookdalecc.edu/gear-up-at-brookdale/ 

UNION TOWNSHIP-KEAN UNIVERSITY

KEAN GEAR UP

https://https://www.kean.edu/gear

+ -in the 'Consortium for Pre-College Education in Greater Newark' with UMDNJ and Rutgers - Newark. For additional information on this grant program, contact the Office of Academic Affairs at (609) 292-2955.