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    Meriwether/Talbot Upward Bound Program

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    The Morehouse College Meriwether-Talbot Upward Bound Program helps high school students prepare for college, careers, and future success.

    Serving 74 eligible students from designated high schools in Meriwether and Talbot counties, the program provides students with the academic support, resources, and experiences they need to succeed in high school and confidently take their next steps after graduation.

    What We Do

    Upward Bound helps students:

      • Strengthen their academic skills
      • Preparing for college
      • Explore careers and future opportunities
      • Develop leadership skills
      • Build confidence and motivation
      • Participate in meaningful educational and enrichment experiences

    Upward Bound is a federally funded college-access program designed to support eligible students who may be the first in their families to earn a four-year college degree or who come from limited-income households.

    Our Mission

    Our mission is to prepare students for success in high school, college, and beyond.

    Through academic instruction, mentoring, college preparation, career exploration, and enrichment activities, we help students strengthen their skills, discover new opportunities, and build the confidence to reach their full potential.

    Dream bigger. Prepare for college. Build your future.

    About the Meriwether/Talbot Upward Bound Program

    • Eligibility

      Who Can Join?

      Highly motivated, disciplined, and hard-working students, who:

        • Students in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade at Greenville High, Manchester High, and Central High
        • Meeting federal government guidelines as a low-income, first-generation student

      Curriculum

      The program provides English/composition, literature, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, foreign language (Spanish), computer literacy, and social studies. Students conduct research in various areas.

    • Program Benefits

      Program Benefits

      • Fall and Summer Stipend
      • College Visitation
      • Workshop and Seminars
      • Tutoring Services
      • Apply for free for SAT, ACT, and College Application
      • Educational Enrichment Activities
      • Work-Study
      • Community Service
      • Free
    • Forms

      How to Apply

      Click Here to Apply

       

    • Contact Staff

      Who to Contact

      Walter Gilstrap
      Program Manager
      walter.gilstrap@morehouse.edu
      (470) 639-0583

      Rachel Cole
      Program Coordinator
      rachel.cole@morehouse.edu
      (470)639-0527

      Sponsor

      The U.S. Department of Education

    Who Can Join?

    Highly motivated, disciplined, and hard-working students, who:

      • Students in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade at Greenville High, Manchester High, and Central High
      • Meeting federal government guidelines as a low-income, first-generation student

    Curriculum

    The program provides English/composition, literature, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, foreign language (Spanish), computer literacy, and social studies. Students conduct research in various areas.

    Program Benefits

    • Fall and Summer Stipend
    • College Visitation
    • Workshop and Seminars
    • Tutoring Services
    • Apply for free for SAT, ACT, and College Application
    • Educational Enrichment Activities
    • Work-Study
    • Community Service
    • Free

    How to Apply

    Click Here to Apply

     

    Who to Contact

    Walter Gilstrap
    Program Manager
    walter.gilstrap@morehouse.edu
    (470) 639-0583

    Rachel Cole
    Program Coordinator
    rachel.cole@morehouse.edu
    (470)639-0527

    Sponsor

    The U.S. Department of Education