Like many Veterans: you probably have avoided going to college because you feel you lack the required academic skills. After all, it's been years since you probably went to school. Thanks to the Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program, you don't have to let your rusty academic skills keep you from getting your degree.  Now, you can pursue the career of your dreams. Veterans Upward Bound is a free U.S. Department of Education program designed to help you refresh your academic skills.  This program is proven to give you the confidence you need to successfully complete your choice of college degrees. Not what your looking for? Return to Military Education Guide.

The VUB program services include:

• Assistance with applying for financial aid.
• Short-term remedial or refresher classes for high school graduates that have put off pursuing a college education.
• Assistance with applications to the college or university of choice.
• Personalized Counseling.
• Assistance in getting veterans services from other available resources.
• Academic advice and assistance.
• Exposure to cultural events, academic programs, and other educational activities not usually available to disadvantaged people.
• Career Counseling.
• Basic skills to help veterans successfully complete a high school equivalency program and gain admission to college education programs.

The VUB program can help you improve your skills in:

• Literature
• Reading
• Computer Basics
• Mathematics
• Foreign Language
• Composition
• Laboratory Science
• Tutorial & Study Skills Assistance
• Any other subjects you may need for success in education beyond high school.

To be eligible for VUB you must:

• Be a U.S. Military veteran with 181 or more days active duty service and discharged on/after January 31, 1955, under conditions other than dishonorable; and
• Demonstrate academic need for Veterans Upward Bound according; and
• Meet the criteria for Low-income according to guidelines published annually by the U.S. Department of Education, AND/OR a first-generation potential college graduate; and
• Meet other local eligibility criteria as noted in the local VUB project's Approved Grant Proposal, such as county of residence, etc.