Grant Aid
Student Support Services (SSS) Grant Aid is a financial award available to eligible program participants. To facilitate retention and on-time graduation, we have a Grant Aid opportunity during the Fall 2026 Semester. $10,000 will be given out to active participants based on the criteria below. The application opens in the Fall 2026. Apply by filling out the application , or stop by Cowan Hall 211 to ask our staff about applying in person. Please contact us with any questions.
GOALS OF GRANT AID
- Improve SSS participants’ retention by supplementing financial assistance.
- Improve academic success by reducing the number of hours SSS participants need to work.
- Provide incentives for SSS participants to make timely progress in their degree program and to successfully complete their developmental coursework.
- Demonstrate support for SSS participants who are actively using SSS resources to facilitate their academic success.
GRANT AID CRITERIA:
- Must be actively using services (example: meeting with your TRIO Advisor, attending workshops, receiving tutoring, etc.)
- Must be Pell Eligible and have unmet need as determined by the Financial Aid Office
- Award amount may not exceed the maximum Pell award for the current academic year
- Award amount may not be less than the minimum Pell award for the current academic year
- Must be enrolled at 91ÖÆÆ¬³§.
- Must be in good academic standing and not on Financial Aid suspension with 91ÖÆÆ¬³§N.




