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Grants for Economically Disadvantaged Students

Learn about discretionary grants that support students experiencing unique economic hardships.

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

GEAR UP provides six-year or seven years grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools.

Education Innovation and Research

EIR provides funding to create entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement.

Investing in Innovation (i3)

Provides competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement.

District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP)

OSP expands education choice in Washington, D.C. by providing scholarships that enable students to attend a private school of their choice.

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need

Provides fellowships to assist graduate students who demonstrate financial need to study in a field designated as an area of national need.

Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program

Supports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care services.

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May 15, 2025