How to apply
Applications are OPEN for Spring 2024! Apply by January 5 to guarantee that your application will be reviewed before the first day of spring classes. Applications will NOT close on that date - we will keep reviewing applications until all space in the program are full.
Contact us with any questions - the TRIO family is here to welcome you.
Eligibility
To be eligible for TRIO SSS, you must be one or more of the following:
- First Generation (parents do not have a bachelor's degree)
- Low Income (no more than 150% above the federal poverty level)
- Student with a documented disability
How to Apply
Select an application below, based on your major. Applications must be submitted online, and are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Students whose applications demonstrate the greatest need for support and greatest commitment to be an active, engaged participant will be granted a phone interview.
Please Note: We cannot accept:
- Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) participants, Guardian Scholars (GS) participants, or College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) first-year participants
- Graduate students, or anyone who already has a BA or higher degree
Student Support Services
Apply to TRIO SSS if your major is:
- Business
- Collaborative Health & Human Services (Social Work and Public Administration concentrations)
- Cinematic Arts & Technology
- Global Studies
- Human Communications
- Human Development & Family Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Music
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Sustainable Hospitality
- Visual & Public Art
- World Languages & Cultures
- Psychology
- Undecided
Student Support Services STEM Health-Sciences
Apply to TRIO SSS STEM-HS if your major is:
- Agricultural Plant & Soil Sciences
- Biology
- Collaborative Health & Human Services (Public Health concentration)
- Communication Design
- Computer Science
- Environmental Science, Technology & Policy
- Environmental Studies
- Kinesiology
- Marine Science
- Mathematics
- Statistics
If you have any questions, please contact us at sss@csumb.edu or 831-582-4451.