summer youth in a science lab

GEAR UP Summer Opportunities

WMU Michigan GEAR UP is hosting two tours for the summer of 2025. 

  • Tentative dates: College tour 1 June 23 - 27, 2025. College tour 2 July 28 - August 1, 2025.
  • Tour locations are to be announced December 2024.
  • Students in the 11th grade at Benton Harbor, Fennville, Hartford and Kalamazoo Central High Schools are eligible to apply. 
  • Applicants and their legal parents/guardians must complete a summer tour application and an interview to be considered. 
  • All costs, meals, housing, and group development activities are provided by the program.  
  • Applications available January 2025.

For more information or questions, please contact Ariel Ringo at ariel.ringo@wmich.edu or (269) 387-3366.