Veterans Upward Bound is a Department of Education grant program that helps veterans receive basic instruction in pre-college or HiSET/GED courses to help prepare them for college, technical, or vocational school enrollment, HiSET/GED exam and career development.
All services, books, supplies and instruction are provided FREE OF CHARGE to eligible veterans. We offer classes in Grammar, Composition, Literature, Science, Basic Math, Algebra I, Algebra II, Advanced Math, Probability and Statistics, Spanish, Basic Computer Skills: Word, Advanced Computer Skills: Excel, and Computer Lab.
Veterans Upward Bound pays college application fees, orientation/launch fees, and transcript request fees for eligible veterans. We can also pay eligible veterans a stipend for participating in our program. We also offer Study Skills, Financial Aid and College Success workshops.
Veterans Upward Bound at East Tennessee State University has been in operation since September of 1980 providing educational opportunities to veterans in upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. It is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education under Title IV.
Submissions from 2024
2024 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2023
2023 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2023 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2023 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2022
2022 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2022 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2022 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2021
2021 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2021 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2021 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2020
2020 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2020 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2020 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2019
2019 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2019 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2019 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2018
2018 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2018 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2018 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2017
2017 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2017 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2017 Sping - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2016
2016 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2016 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
2016 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University
Submissions from 2015
2015 Fall - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University