To qualify for the TRiO project, you must:
- be a U.S. citizen or a legal resident
- be enrolled in a program of study
- have a need for program services
- meet one of the following criteria:
1. meet federal low
income guidelines
or
2. neither parent has a 4-year (Bachelor's) degree
or
3. have a
documented disability
Eligibility Definitions
First Generation: Neither of the student's parents has a 4-year (Bachelor's) degree.
Low Income: 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.
| Size of Family
Unit |
48 Contiguous
State, D.C., and Outlying Jurisdictions |
Alaska |
Hawaii |
| 1 |
$16,335 |
$20,400 |
$18,810 |
| 2 |
$22,065 |
$27,570 |
$25,395 |
| 3 |
$27,795 |
$34,740 |
$31,980 |
| 4 |
$33,525 |
$41,910 |
$38,565 |
| 5 |
$39,255 |
$49,080 |
$45,150 |
| 6 |
$44,985 |
$56,250 |
$51,735 |
| 7 |
$50,715 |
$63,420 |
$58,320 |
| 8 |
$56,445 |
$70,590 |
$64,905 |
For family units with more than eight members, add the
following amount for each additional family member:
$5,730 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of
Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $7,170 for Alaska;
and $6,585 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.
Disability: Disabilities protected by law include certain physical, psychological, mental,
neurological, and learning disabilities. The law also protects certain cosmetic disfigurements
and serious contagious and non-contagious diseases including, but not limited to, AIDS,
AIDS-related complex, epilepsy, and tuberculosis. For information regarding disability services
at KVCC, visit
http://www.kvcc.me.edu/mardencenter/DisabilityServices.aspx
