UC Futures: Rural & Small Town Scholars
UC Futures: Rural & Small Town Scholars is a three-day, two-night summer residential experience hosted by the University of Cincinnati designed for rising high school juniors/seniors who are interested in UC and come from a rural area or small town.
2025 UC Futures Date
The inaugural 2025 program will be held from Monday, June 23, 2025 - Wednesday, June 23, 2025.
Why should I attend UC Futures?
- UC will cover all costs of the program
- UC will provide up to a $100 travel stipend to cover travel expenses to and from campus.
- All registrants for UC Futures will be eligible to claim an application fee waiver code when applying for first-year admission to any UC campus
- Experience residence and campus life! Stay overnight on UC's Uptown (main) Campus in a residence hall and get to know our beautiful campus
- Experience academic & career growth! Engage with sessions that focus on building upon your academic and career goals; and network with the UC community
- Experience leadership! Engage with leadership development opportunities
- Experience community! Within small-group and large-group activities, and an assigned student leader (a current UC student), you'll build friendships
- Experience the city of Cincinnati! From the Club Level, watch the Cincinnati Reds take on the New York Yankees
I'm interested; how can I register?
With a focus on students from rural and small-town students, you are eligible to register if you meet the residency criteria:
- attend high school at a school designated as "rural" or "small-town" by the National Center for Education Statistics. Search your school >> Unsure? Email us at admissions@uc.edu
- your primary residence is located in an Appalachian county, as determined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. See if your county qualifies >>
Registration Information
Register at admissions.catalyst.uc.edu/register/ucfutures25.
Questions?
Email us at admissions@uc.edu.