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 more than 180 days and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable;

(2) Served on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and was discharged or released because of a service connected disability;

(3) Was a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States and was called to active duty for a period of more than 30 days; or

(4) Was a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States who served on active duty in support of a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code) on or after September 11, 2001.

and

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

and

(5) The veteran student demonstrates academic need;

(6) Has been out of high school or dropped out of a program of postsecondary education for five or more years;

(7) Has scored on standardized tests below the level that demonstrates a likelihood of success in a program of postsecondary education; or

(8) Meets the definition of an individual with a disability as defined in §645.6(b).