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What is GEAR UP?

The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a discretionary grant that supports efforts to increase the number of low-income students that obtain a secondary school diploma, and prepare for and succeed in postsecondary education.

GEAR UP at Central Washington University is 100% federally funded by the United States Department of Education, and serves 3,242 scholars annually in the amount of $2.5 million dollars per year for a period of seven years.

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