NYGEAR UP - Projects

GEAR UP Grant Winners

Current GEAR UP grant winners and related annual awards are:

• Syracuse University ($567,000)
• State University of New York at Cobleskill ($151,200)
• City University of New York at Brooklyn ($141,750)
• St. John's University ($94,500)
• Long Island University in Brooklyn ($189,00)
• Rochester Institute of Technology ($226,800)
• Jamestown Community College ($178,290)

Winning public school districts and their annual awards include:

• Albany ($220,500)
• Yonkers ($257,985)
• New Rochelle ($126,000)
• Rome ($141,750)

Administrative Partners

HESC is working with a number of organizations to help administer the program, including:

• The College Board
• Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities
• New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association
• State University of New York
• City University of New York
• Association of Proprietary Colleges

In addition to the state awards, several other institutional GEAR UP programs have been renewed by the federal government, which include: CUNY Lehman, St. John's University, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Cobleskill, and Dowling College.

The United States Department of Education held another GEAR UP competition in 2006 and the successful grantees are; CUNY and Syracuse University.

Learn more about GEAR UP projects by visiting the NYGEAR UP Project Directory