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  • Students may obtain applications from the counselors' office on each high school campus.

  • Applications are now available online. Click Here

  • If you are unable to obtain an application from school or have questions regarding the program, feel free to call the Upward Bound program at 325-674-2514.
  • Recruitment is conducted in September of each school year on each high school campus to fill openings.  For priority consideration, applications should be submitted to the program by the announced due date.  However, applications will be accepted throughout the year

  • Once the program openings have been filled, the remaining applicants are placed on a waiting list.

  • If openings occur during the year, they are filled on a first-applied, first-selected basis.

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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!  


Upward Bound is currently accepting applications from 9th and 10th grade students attending Abilene and Cooper High Schools.           For priority consideration, applications should be submitted by October 22. However, we will continue to accept applications through out the year.  Applications are available in the counselors' office on each school campus or online.  For more information, please call 674-2448 or 674-2514.


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