Finding funding for college readiness & completion programs
Words to look for
As you search for grants to fund programs focused on preparing students for college and helping them graduate, try the following keywords:
- Literacy
- Upward Bound
- College Readiness
- Strengthening Institutions Program
- Predominantly Black Institutions Program
- Migrant Education for High School and College Levels (especially high school completion)
- GEAR UP
- Readiness
- Student Success
- Developing Hispanic Institutions
- Post-Secondary Adult and Vocational Education
Key college readiness and completion grants
Federal TRIO Programs
Educational Opportunity Centers, Student Support Services, Upward Bound, Gear Up, and One Stop Career Center are all Federal TRIO programs. They all fund programs that help prepare underrepresented or low-income students for postsecondary education or the workforce.
Kresge Foundation Programs
The Kresge Foundation’s Strengthening Pathways To and Through College and the Building the Capacity of Institutions Focused on Low-income and Underrepresented Students grant programs assist institutions whose focus is on educating and supporting low-income and underrepresented students.
Products & Services
The federal TRIO programs and many private funding sources may help you implement the following Pearson products and services.
A way to enable personalized learning at scale
MyLab & Mastering
MyLab & Mastering with Adaptive Learning continuously assesses student performance and activity in real time, and, using data and analytics, personalizes content to reinforce concepts that target each student’s strengths and weaknesses.
Online remediation in reading, writing, and math
MyLab Foundational Skills
MyLab Foundational Skills combines The College Board’s assessment with Pearson’s proven online intervention. It analyzes academic strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, arithmetic and algebra. A GED® test prep is also available.
Rethinking 12th grade
MyLab Student Success
MyLab Student Success gives students everything they need to build and improve upon their professional development and soft skills. The customizable assignment manager and learning path module make this a powerful online skills tracking tool.