What is the application procedure?

Students interested in the program must complete the UNT Student Support Services application provide income verification and demonstrate academic need.  Students who have documented disability must provide verification from the UNT Office of Disability Access if they are seeking SSS services.

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Students who apply to become a part of the TRIO SSS program must be:

1. A U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident, as defined below:

   • US Citizen

   • US National (includes natives of American Samoa or Swain's Island)

   • Permanent Resident (U.S. permanent resident who has an I-151, I-551, or I-551C)

   • Eligible Non-Citizen (Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service)

   • Not eligible are holders of student visas (F1, F2, J1, and J-2 Visas)

2. Students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment at UNT as an undergraduate student.

Each applicant must fall under one or more of three primary eligibility criteria:

1. First-Generation Criteria
   To qualify as "first-generation” for the SSS program a first-generation college student means:

   1. Neither your natural or adoptive parents received a baccalaureate four-year degree;

   2. Prior to the age of 18, you regularly resided with and received support from only one parent and whose supporting parent did not receive a baccalaureate four-degree; or

   3. Prior to the age of 18, did not regularly reside with or receive support from a natural or an adoptive parent.

      • Foster care youth means youth who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system.

      • Homeless children and youth mean persons defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 1143a).

2. Documented Disability Criteria
   If a student has a documented (physical or learning) disability, as defined by Section 504/ADA, he or she may be eligible for the SSS program.  Participants who have documented disability must provide verification from the UNT Office of Disability Access if they are seeking SSS services.

3. Low-Income Guidelines Criteria
   The official Low-Income guidelines are updated at the end of January annually. You can view the most recent chart at the:

​Department of Education

Find the size of your family in the chart, using your most recent tax return, to determine if your family's taxable income fell at or below the figure in the next column (taxable income can be found on tax forms 1040EZ-line 6, 1040A-line 26, or 1040-line 43).