As you may know, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is often commissioned to conduct studies on federal programs, including GEAR UP. Of recent, the fiscal year 2014 state grants were provided supplemental funding to conduct an evaluation of postsecondary outcomes for GEAR UP students, including enrollment, persistence, and completion. Additionally, the state grantees have been working with ED on a scholarship study so that we can best understand the implementation of the scholarship…