TRIO Student Support Services Program

Program Description

Student Support Services (SSS) provides support services to low-income students, first generation students and students with disabilities enrolled in postsecondary education. Eligible students may receive (among others), career guidance and school counseling staff, teaching, mentoring and tutoring. The goal of SSS is to increase college retention and graduation rates of its participants and help students make the transition from one level to another higher education.

General Program Requirements

To qualify for this benefit program, you must be a student and planned to pursue graduate or business partner, and you must be one of the following: low income, first generation or disabled students.

Note: Grants are awarded to institutions of higher education.

Your next steps

The following information will guide the next steps to apply for this benefit.

Application Process

For more information, see program information below.

Contact Program

For more information about TRIO student services support, visit: http://www.ed.gov/programs/triostudsupp/applicant.html

Central Office:

Office of Federal TRIO Programs

U.S. Department of Education, OPE

Higher education programs

1990 K Street, NW, Suite 7000

Washington, DC 20006-8510

Or call the following numbers:

202-502-7600

202-502-7857

202-219-7074

You can also send an email to:

OPE_TRIO@ed.gov