Who is Eligible?

To participate in the Educational Talent Search Program students must:

  • Be enrolled at either Oceanside High School or                 
  • Jefferson Middle School
  • Be citizens or permanent resident of the United States
  • Be first-generation college bound where neither parents have completed a four-year college degree.
  • Meet the family income levels determined by the U.S. Department of Education.
2008 Federal Low Income Guidelines
FAMILY SIZE:
INCOME:
2
<$21,855
3
<$27,465
4
<$33,075
5
<$38,685
6
<$44,295
7
<$49,905
8
<$55,515


Per federal guidelines the majority of participants selected must meet both income guidelines and first generation eligibility criteria.