Eligibility
The Double Discovery Center is accepting applications from students in 9th -12th grades and from Morningside, Manhattanville, Harlem, and Washington Heights OR from our partner NYC schools below:
- Park East High School
- Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning & Social Change
- Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts
Applicants Must Be
First-generation and/or meet low-income guidelines as defined by the following guidelines: [https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/incomelevels.html]
- First-generation, as defined by U.S. Department of Education, means that the student is the first in his or her family to attend college; and that neither of the student’s parents or legal guardians has a bachelor degree from an institution of higher education in the United States.
Application Steps
- Complete the application below
- You will get an email from us when your application has been submitted
- We will contact you and/or your school for your enrollment documents (transcripts and report cards)
- We will contact you to provide proof of COVID vaccination and confirmation of immunization history
- When all documents have been received, you will receive a "Welcome to the DDC!" email
- Your counselor will reach out to schedule an introductory meeting with you