TRIO SSS Services
What activities and services does a TRIO SSS project provide?
A Student Support Services project must provide the following services:
- Academic tutoring, directly or through other services provided by the institution, to enable students to complete post-secondary courses, which may include instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other subjects.
- Advice and assistance in post-secondary course selection.
- Information on both the full range of Federal student financial aid programs and benefits (including Federal Pell Grant awards and loan forgiveness) and resources for locating public and private scholarships; and assistance in completing financial aid applications, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
- Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students, including financial planning for post-secondary education.
- Activities designed to assist participants enrolled in four-year institutions of higher education in applying for admission to, and obtaining financial assistance for enrollment in, graduate and professional programs.
A Student Support Services project may provide the following services:
- Individualized counseling for personal, career, and academic matters provided by assigned counselors.
- Information, activities, and instruction designed to acquaint students participating in the project with the range of career options available to the students.
- Exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to disadvantaged students.
- Mentoring programs involving faculty or upper class students, or a combination thereof.
- Securing temporary housing during breaks in the academic year for students who are homeless children and youths or were formerly homeless children and youths; and foster care youths.
- Programs and activities as described above that are specially designed for students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in post-secondary education, students who are individuals with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths, students who are foster care youth, or other disconnected students.