At this time, the Double Discovery Center is only accepting applications from 9th & 10th-grade first-generation high school students.
Applicants Must Be:
- First-generation
- Low-income
- Priority given to students:
- residing in Harlem, Morningside Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood
- attending a NYC Public High School in Manhattan’s District 6, District 7, District 9, District 10, or District 11.
- with a minimum 3.0/85% Cumulative GPA (for 10th graders)
First-generation and meet low-income guidelines as defined by the following guidelines: [https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ope/trio/federal-trio-programs-current-year-low-income-levels]
- First-generation, as defined by the 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's degree from an institution of higher education in the United States.