GEAR UP is a national effort to encourage more young people to have high expectations, stay in school, study hard and go to college. Through the Board of Higher Education, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts received a GEAR UP State Grant to provide early college awareness activities, improved academic support, information on paying for college and the GEAR UP Scholarship for students who participated in a component of the GEAR UP Massachusetts Early Intervention initiative.
Students who participated in the GEAR UP Massachusetts program while in high school and complete a current academic year FAFSA as Massachusetts residents automatically receive consideration for a GEAR UP scholarship. For more information visit the Office of Student Financial Assistance.