U.S. Department of Education grantee colleges and universities
TRIO Student Support Services
TRIO Student Support Services projects help eligible low-income, first-generation, and disabled college students at participating institutions persist in school and complete a postsecondary credential.
Eligible low-income, first-generation, or disabled student at a participating college
Entitlement facts
Benefit type
Government benefit. A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks
Academic tutoring, course-selection and transfer help, financial-aid and scholarship guidance, financial-literacy education, counseling, mentoring, graduate-school application support, and, at some projects, limited grant aid or temporary housing help.
Who qualifies
Eligible low-income, first-generation, or disabled student at a participating college
Requirements
The student must be enrolled or accepted at a college with a funded project, need academic support, meet citizenship or qualifying federal-aid residency rules, and qualify as low-income, first-generation, or disabled under project rules. Grant aid has additional Pell Grant, participation, year-of-study, risk, and local funding requirements.
How to activate
Ask the college whether it operates a Student Support Services project, contact the project office, and complete its participant application, academic-need review, and eligibility documentation.
Cost basis
No-cost access. The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.
Cost and fees
Federally funded project services are free to participants. Participation does not cover ordinary tuition and living costs, grant aid is limited and not guaranteed, and services vary by campus project.
Geography
US, Participating college project availability and capacity
Personalization
Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.
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Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.
Check the provider's final terms immediately before applying, depositing funds, spending, or changing a paid relationship.
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