Introduction to Upward Bound Upward Bound serves a total of 50 student selected from the Superior School District.
Dedicated participants are eligible to remain in the program until high school graduation.
Upward Bound is a federally funded program created in 1964 to identify and assist promising high school students who face barriers to completing high school and enrolling in a post-secondary institution. Over the past 30 years, more than 500 Upward Bound programs across the nation have helped hundreds of thousands of young people. The University of Wisconsin-Superior is one of 17 Upward Bound programs in Wisconsin providing support services to high potential students who would be unlikely to pursue higher education without extra support. Upward Bound provides that support at no cost to the families or the school district. During the academic year, Upward Bound students receive tutoring, counseling, and study skills training to help them improve their grades and self-confidence.