The University of Toledo

Eligibility Criteria

Students who apply to become a part of the TRIO SSS program must be:

• A U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident, as defined below:
  • US Citizen
  • US National (includes natives of American Samoa or Swain's Island)
  • Permanent Resident (U.S. permanent resident who has an I-151, I-551, or I-551C)
  • Eligible Non-Citizen (Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service)
  • Not eligible are holders of student visas (F1, F2, J1, and J-2 Visas)
• Enrolled 3/4 or full-time in an undergraduate program at UT

Additionally, each applicant must fall under one or more of three primary eligibility criteria:

• Option 1: First-Generation Eligible

  If both parents/guardians do not have a four-year degree, a student is "First-Generation Eligible" for the Student Support Services program.

• Option 2: Disability Eligible

  If a student has a documented (physical or learning) disability, the student is  "Disability Eligible" for the Student Support Services program.
  Students who have a disability, as defined by Section 504/ADA, may be eligible for participation in SSS as a result of the educational needs stemming from that disability. Submit a copy of disability documentation or ask your counselor in Office of Academic Access to send a referral notice to the TRIO SSS office.

• Option 3: Low Income Eligible

Find the size of your family in the chart below in Column A. Referring to your 2010 tax return, determine if your taxable income fell at or below the figure in Column B, C or D. If your taxable income falls below the figures below, then you are "Low Income Eligible" for the Student Support Services program.

(Effective January 24, 2013 until further notice)

For family units with more than eight members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $6,030 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $7,545 for Alaska; and $6,930 for Hawaii.

The term "low-income individual" means an individual whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount.The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to 150 percent of the family income levels established by the Census Bureau for determining poverty status. The poverty guidelines were published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 13, January 20, 2011, pp. 3637-3638.

 

Not Eligible? Don't Despair!Even if you don't qualify, you still have plenty of other assistance options.