TRiO Student Support Services

• Academic, financial, personal, and career counseling
• Financial Literacy, money management, scholarships, and student loan repayment assistance
• Individualized Educational Success Plan and monitoring of academic progress
• Study skills, time management, computer literacy, and other strategies for academic success
• Personality and character strengths assessments
• Professional assistance with writing, research, and math
• Peer mentoring program
• Cultural enrichment trips and events
• Leadership and service learning opportunities
• Transfer advising, including graduate school preparation
• Study abroad opportunities, information, support, and scholarships

All TRiO services are provided at no cost to participants.

Who is eligible?
A student who meets all of the following criteria:

• Is a citizen or national of the United States or meets the residency requirements for federal student financial assistance
• Is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at Paul Smith’s College
• Is a first-generation* college student, or an individual with a disability**, or qualifies for financial reasons***

How do I apply?
In addition to the admission requirements for Paul Smith’s College, applicants for TRiO – Student Support Services must complete and submit:

• PSC TRiO – SSS Application. Click here
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 

*Student’s parents have associate’s (2-year) degrees or less. 

**If a disability exists, the student must provide documentation which meets Paul Smith’s College guidelines for documenting a disability.

***If a student receives a Pell Grant, it is highly likely student is eligible.

• We award grant aid towards the end of each semester as funds are available. If you are selected to receive grant aid, we will be in touch. ​
• Grant aid will be applied to the following semester (i.e., if grant aid is awarded in Fall 2022, it will be applied Spring 2023).
• ​The Grant Aid Application link will be available here in Fall 2022. 
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2022 Spring events:

2/9 TRiO Day – celebrating 17 years of TRiO at PSC. Library 2nd floor. Stop by the lobby table for treats and info.

2/18 Grad School Trip to SUNY Plattsburgh – more information and sign-up form  

2/26 Tubing at Titus Mountain – more information and sign-up form 

*new date! 4/2 Thrift Store Shopping Trip – more information and sign-up form

4/9 (rain date 4/10 Ausable Chasm & Underground Railroad Museum Trip– more information and sign-up form

4/22 Grad School Trip to St Lawrence University TRiO McNair Program– more information and sign-up form