Fort Valley State University

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The Educational Talent Search is designed to encourage disadvantaged young people between the ages 11 and 18 with potential for postsecondary education. The program provides academic, career, and financial aid counseling to its participants and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue on to the postsecondary school of their choice. Talent Search also serves high school dropouts by encouraging them to reenter the educational system and complete their education. The goal of Talent Search is to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and enroll in the postsecondary education institution of their choice.
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• Academic, financial, career, or personal advising, including advice on entry or re-entry to secondary or postsecondary programs.
• Education and Guidance On-line Resource Center (EGORC)
• Tutorial services
• Information on post-secondary education
• Exposure to college and voctech campuses
• Information on student financial assistance
• Assistance in completing college admissions and financial aid applications
• Assistance in preparing for college entrance exams
• Payment Services for college admission application fees and SAT/ACT registration fees.
• Leadership/Technology summer program
• Special activities for sixth, seventh, and eight graders
• Workshops for the families of participants
• Cultural Enrichment

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Students, including high school dropouts, must be between the ages of 11 and 27 and have completed the fifth grade. In any given project, two-thirds of the participants must be students who are from families with financial need and potential first-generation college students.
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Educational Talent Search is administered by Fort Valley State University. It serves Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Peach, Sumter, and Talbot counties.
The Fort Valley State University Educational Talent Search Program extends a Warm Welcome to all potential college students.
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