Selection
Admission into the Horizons-Upward Bound program is based on low-income and potential first-generation college eligibility.
To participate in the Horizons-Upward Bound Program, students must meet the following criteria:
- Parent’s taxable income for the prior year is within federal guidelines (150% of poverty level)
- Enrolled in a Detroit Community District Public High School
- Enrolled in 8th, 9th, 10th or 11th grade when submitting application (8th graders are not eligible to join until the following school year)
- Parents did not graduate from a 4-year college/university
- Student has academic need
- Student plans to attend college immediately following high school graduation
- All students must participate in the Summer AND Academic Year Components of the program
There are limited spaces available for interested rising 9th grade students who do not meet the above criteria. Please submit your application and you will be considered for the Horizons portion of the program.
*Low-income standards are determined by the United States Department of Education Federal TRIO programs annual low-income levels. Access the U.S. Department of Education website for eligibility. A student qualities as "potential first-generation" if the parent(s) he or she lives with have not earned a four-year college degree.
**HUB does not eliminate students based on prior-academic performance. If a student displays the desire to improve, has the work-ethic, and familial encouragement, the student will be considered for admission into the program.
Contact Us
PO Box 801
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
(248) 645-3000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
(248) 645-3000
