| About 13,000 students in West Virginia could get some help paying for college through 2014.
The WV GEAR UP program will help students in Boone, Clay, Lincoln, McDowell, Mingo, Roane, Summers, Webster, Wirt and Wyoming counties plan and apply for post-high school training.
The program provides tutoring services as well as assistance with campus visits and applications for financial aid.
Director Adam Green says WV GEAR UP plans to award nearly $500,000 in financial incentives for students to attend state colleges and universities over the next six years. Those awards are based on need, not academic merit.
The federally funded program is open to all juniors and seniors.
The application deadline is May 1.
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