College Foundation of West Virginia
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GEAR UP Manual
Newsletters!
Go Get A Life!
Fairmont State GEAR UP wants students and parents to go "Get A Life!" with its reality based game. Check it out here!
Fairmont State GEAR UP is collecting stories from first generation college students of how earning a post-secondary education has positively impacted your life.
These stories will be compiled into a book to give to our GEAR UP high school students to inspire any that may be first generation students themselves.
Click here for more details.
The GEAR UP Grant at Fairmont State
"Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs"
In 1999, Fairmont State was awarded a $21 million GEAR UP partnership grant to serve 47 schools in nine WV counties for six years. In 2005, the partnership was continued with a new six-year grant, an additional $31 million, and an expanded area which now includes 56 schools in 14 counties. Currently the GEAR UP grant serves 22 high schools. During years 1-3 of the grant, an additional 27 middle schools were served. GEAR UP, is a federally-funded grant designed to:
Learn more about us here.
