Upward Bound Math and Science

• Be a citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States
• Attend Vista Del Lago High School
• May not be a senior at the time of application
• Meet the US Department of Education Income Guidelines for TAXABLE INCOME and household size
• Be a potential first generation college graduate (such as neither natural/adoptive parent/legal guardian with whom the student is living has received a bachelor [4-year] degree at the time student is accepted)
• Have a "need" to be in the program (such as be able to benefit from participation)
• Have successfully completed a unit of college-preparatory science each year of high school with a "C" or higher
• Have successfully completed a unit of college-preparatory math each year of high school, including Algebra with a "C" or higher
• Be interested in and/or have the potential to do well in an intensive science, technology, engineering, or math college program and career.

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To apply, please download and fill out the following document:

• Upward Bound Math & Science (UBMS) Application and Pre-Screening Questionnaire

Once you have completed the application and questionnaire, you may return them to the Career Center at Vista Del Lago High School, or mail it to:

Moreno Valley College
ATTN: Upward Bound Math & Science Program
Student Services 112
16130 Lasselle Street
Moreno Valley, CA 92551

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.

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• Tutoring/Mentoring Connections
  
  • Available at MVC as well as in P-4 at Vista Del Lago High School and virtually through the TRIO Success Center 
  • Professional and Peer Mentoring/Networking
• Activities and Workshops
  • Engaging hands-on STEM activities with UBMS partners, including the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Latinos in Science Club, The iMake Innovation Lab, and the Gaming and Simulation and mediGOAL programs
  • Lectures, presentations, workshops, hands-on activities conducted by professionals, researchers, college professors and graduate and undergraduate students.
  • Workshops for students and parent/guardians such as college/career awareness, financial literacy and planning, family engagement, college preparatory requirements, financial aid options, California’s Four Systems of postsecondary education, and more.
• Field experiences to colleges/universities, laboratories, professional facilities, and cultural opportunities.
  • Family sessions 
  • College and Career Exploration
  • Referrals to special research, leadership, and internship programs
  • College admission test preparation and access to fee waivers for college applications and admission tests
  • Opportunities for concurrent enrollment and to earn elective high school graduation credits
  • Assistance with completing college, financial aid, scholarship, and internship applications
• Saturday Academy programs 
• Senior Summer Bridge 
• Six-week Summer Academy 

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• Over 90% of UBMS Scholars have enrolled in a postsecondary educational program the fall immediately following high school
• Over 60% of UBMS alumni are majoring in a field related to STEM.
• 99% of UBMS Scholars graduated from high school in 4 years.
• Successful participation in the Future Innovators of the Next Generation STEM Competition.
• UBMS Scholars are enrolled in such colleges as University of California (UC), Los Angeles, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Davis, UC San Diego, California State University (CSU), San Bernardino, Cal Poly Pomona, San Jose State University, CSU Fullerton, San Diego State University, Hampton University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Moreno Valley College.
• UBMS Scholars have been selected to participate in prestigious research, educational, leadership, or internships, including the Nanotechnology Summer Institute, University of Southern California Wrigley Institute, Apprenticeship Bridge to College (ABC) Program at Loma Linda University, Kaiser Permanente, California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science (COSMOS), and the ASTERISK Program.
• Field experiences to University of Southern California, UC San Diego, UC Riverside, Loyola Marymount University, San Diego State University, California Baptist University, UC Irvine, General Atomics, Bourns, Inc., JA Financial Park, UC Irvine Applied Innovation Center, and the California Science Center.
• Participation in STEM Networking Events, including Aerospace Engineering Day, Inland Empire Hispanic Leadership Council Business Summit, and the Science and Technology Education Partnership Conference.

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High school students from Vista del Lago High School from low income, potentially first generation backgrounds with potential in math and science
Foster youth, disconnected youth, homeless/McKinney Vinto youth, English Language Learners
United States Citizen or Legal Residency

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