About Oregon GEAR UP

College...it’s not a dream, it’s a plan. That’s our motto at Oregon GEAR UP, and it guides our work with middle and high schools around the state. We support schools in their efforts to set high academic expectations, promote early awareness of college opportunities, and engage students in college and career planning. Our goal is to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary programs, and we work with school districts, colleges and universities, and a variety of partner organizations across Oregon to realize that goal.

Activities are concentrated in twenty Oregon schools receiving GEAR UP funding during the 2008-2014 grant cycle. Alongside the funding, GEAR UP provides these schools with technical assistance and coordinates a variety of statewide activities that support their development of successful college readiness initiatives.

Middle and high school staff design and carry out most of the GEAR UP program’s activities. Our partner organizations provide curriculum support, mentorship programs and professional development opportunities to the schools, as well as college campus-based events that expose students to college life.

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Western Union Foundation Scholarship Program for Immigrant Families  

Deadline: February 5, 2010

Information and application: 

http://foundation.westernunion.com/ourProgramsScholarships.html

The Western Union Foundation’s Family Scholarship Program is a new educational initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States. The Family Scholarship Program is intended to help two members of the same family move up the economic development ladder through education. Recipients are eligible to receive scholarships in amounts of $1,000 to $5,000 per family.

The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is a new initiative for migrants, immigrants and their families.

The Family Scholarship Program is intended to help two members of the same family move up the economic development ladder through education. Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy. For example, one family member may request assistance to attend college and the other family member may request assistance to attend English as a Second Language (ESL) course.

Eligibility

• All applicants must be age 18 or older.
• At least one of the applicants must be born outside the United States.
• Both applicants must be living in the United States currently.
• Application must include educational providers for primary and secondary award recipients (must be 2 family members).
• Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy.
• Scholarships will only be made to nonprofit accredited higher education institutions and nonprofit training/educational providers.
• Western Union employees, Western Union Agents and dependents are not eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Criteria

The following criteria will be used to review applications:

•  Families that have overcome barriers to pursue their educational goals
•  Families that are involved in their communities
•  Personal educational goals
•  Plans to attain goals
•  Plans for utilizing the scholarship