CAP & GOWN PROJECT
The CAP and GOWN Project seeks to provide transformative opportunities for underrepresented secondary school students in Huntsville, AL who wish to pursue college. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides our students in Huntsville with opportunities to tour colleges, work to improve their ACT scores, and engage in STEM education through our programs led by the amazing teachers in Huntsville City Schools. As a result of these efforts, a new community of college-bound leaders will emerge.
What is an “underrepresented student”? Our programs are geared towards students who are not adequately represented on college campuses throughout the United States: first-generation college students, students from low-income homes, and students who represent certain racial and ethnic minority groups. Specifically, we invite students who fit the above criteria, who attend Title I schools in Huntsville, or who qualify for free- and reduced-lunch at our partner schools to apply for our programs.