TRIO

TRIO Student Support Services

Providing comprehensive academic, social and cultural support, as well as financial literacy, to 160 underrepresented students who are first-generation, low-income, and/or disabled.

The TRIO Student Support Services program — one of the federal TRIO programs — was authorized in 1968 by the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a), as amended. The goal of SSS is to increase the postsecondary persistence and graduation rates of low-income students, first-generation college and students with disabilities.

All students in the SSS program are enrolled in postsecondary education, meet at least one of these eligibility criteria (low-income status, first-generation status or disability status) and exhibit academic need.

Applying to Trio

How Can I Join TrIo?

To be eligible for TRIO student support services, a student must be:

First-Generation — Neither parent or guardian has a four-year college degree,
Income Eligible, and/or
Have a documented disability and registered with the Disability Services department.

Other requirements:

Demonstrate an academic need, as determined by the Office of TRIO SSS,
Be a citizen, national or permanent resident of the United States, and
Be enrolled at Susquehanna or accepted for enrollment for the next academic semester.

CUrrent Student Application

FIrst-Year Student Application

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Benefits of TrIo

The exclusive services of the SSS program include:

Academic peer tutors
Emergency scholarships for summer or winter courses limited to 5 awards each year
Assistance with completing financial aid applications
Counseling to improve students’ financial and economic literacy
Graduate school counseling and application assistance
Community of students with similar experiences
Peer mentors
Faculty mentors
Continuous academic support
Professional development sessions
Exclusive programming: in the past, we have taken overnight trips to Washington DC and New York City – at no cost to you!
Pre-Flight: on-campus summer programming right before first-year Orientation, including early move-in and social activities