June 1, 2007
VSU gets grant to provide high school students academic support
Virginia State University†has received a grant of $391,311 under the Upward Bound Program, which encourages high school students to attend college.
VSU Upward Bound Program participants are provided tutorial services, academic, financial, personal and career counseling, and also are exposed to various cultural events. Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income families, high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree, and low-income, first-generation military veterans who are preparing to enter post-secondary education.
The VSU Upward Bound Program serves the following County School Districts in Southside Virginia: Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, Surry, the Matoaca Magisterial District of Chesterfield County and the Cities of Hopewell and Petersburg.†
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