TRIO History
TRIO's first program was established in 1964 as part of the federal government's War on Poverty.
What is Upward Bound?
This federal agency oversees TRIO programs.
What is the U.S. Department of Education?
This standardized college admissions test measures skills in English, mathematics, reading, and science.
What is the ACT?
Under federal Upward Bound eligibility rules, participants generally must have completed this grade before initial selection.
What is eighth grade?
This term describes a student whose parents or guardians have limited experience completing a four-year college degree, according to the applicable program's definition.
What is a first-generation college student?
This second TRIO program was established in 1965 to help students pursue higher education.
What is Talent Search?
This TRIO program helps eligible college students persist in school and graduate.
What is Student Support Services?
This form of financial aid is money that generally does not have to be repaid and is awarded based on financial need.
What is a grant?
This federal law, originally enacted in 1965, authorizes major federal higher education programs, including TRIO.
What is the Higher Education Act of 1965?
This type of support helps students strengthen academic skills through individualized or group instruction.
What is tutoring?
This original TRIO program was added in 1968 under the name Special Services for Disadvantaged Students.
What is Student Support Services?
This TRIO program helps eligible adults explore college options, apply for financial aid, and return to education.
What are Educational Opportunity Centers?
This federal form is commonly used to determine eligibility for federal student financial aid.
What is the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
This federal law protects the privacy of students' education records and limits when those records may be shared.
What is FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)?
This federal aid program provides eligible students with funds that generally must be repaid, except in certain circumstances.
What is a federal student loan?
The name TRIO originated from the number of programs that formed the original group.
What is three?
This TRIO program specializes in strengthening students' mathematics and science skills for college preparation.
What is Upward Bound Math and Science?
This degree is typically earned after completing about four years of undergraduate college study.
What is a bachelor's degree?
This process verifies that a student meets the eligibility requirements for a specific TRIO project before being selected to participate.
What is eligibility verification?
This TRIO program specifically serves eligible military veterans who need academic preparation for postsecondary education.
What is Veterans Upward Bound?
This 1986 addition to TRIO prepares eligible undergraduate students for doctoral study and research careers.
What is the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program?
The current federal TRIO structure includes this many distinct programs.
What is eight?
This academic document lists a student's courses, grades, and academic history and is often required for college applications.
What is a transcript?
This official document specifies the requirements a funded TRIO project must follow, including its approved services, objectives, and performance expectations.
What are the grant award terms and conditions?
This is the central purpose shared by TRIO programs: expanding educational opportunity and helping eligible participants progress toward higher education.
What is increasing college access, persistence, and educational attainment?