This Project Grant award of $3,500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), CFDA 84.334, supports the "KANSAS KIDS @ GEAR UP (KKGU)" initiative at Wichita State University. The award will fund a 1-year project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025 to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in Kansas. Key activities include academic counseling, mentoring, tutoring, financial aid information, and college preparation programming to improve secondary school completion and postsecondary enrollment rates among the target population. As a research university, Wichita State University leverages its expertise across fields such as engineering, materials science, and social sciences to support the GEAR UP initiative and deliver these critical student support services.
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