GEAR UP Wyoming
Welcome to GEAR UP at UW!
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federally-funded, statewide grant in Wyoming that provides services to 2,000 seventh through twelfth grade, income-eligible students each year.
The GEAR UP goal of increasing the number of eligible students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education is accomplished by:
• providing academic support, college preparation, and family services through our GEAR UP offices located in each of the seven community colleges in Wyoming.
• providing educator training and school improvement initiatives through a partnership with the Wyoming Department of Education.
GEAR UP in the News
Sean Moran Earns 2012 Tobin Memorial Award
GEAR UP Wyoming Program at UW Receives
$3.6 Million Grant for State Students
GEAR UP Wyoming is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $3,548,876 annually with an additional $3,548,876 annually provided by in-kind and scholarship contributions.
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GEAR UP Wyoming
SEO, University of Wyoming
Dept. 3808
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Knight Hall, Room 330
(307) 766-6189
Email: gearupwy@uwyo.edu