To be eligible for TRIO SSS STEM, you must meet all three of the following requirements:

• You are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• You are an undergraduate student working toward your first bachelor's degree
• You are pursuing a STEM or health professions major

Plus, you must meet at least one of these:

• First-generation college student: Growing up, neither your parent nor legal guardian completed a bachelor's degree.
• From a limited-income household: Income limits are based on your household size and your prior year's taxable income. We'll help you verify this during the application process.
• Student with a documented disability: Provide verified documentation of a disability (i.e. learning, physical, and/or mental). If you have registered with the Office of Student Accommodations & Testing, they can verify your disability following your agreement in the application.

• Complete and submit the TRIO SSS STEM Online Application
• Complete the Income Verification Form 
  • Figuring out which income form applies to you:

    • If you entered your parents' financial information on your FAFSA, you're a dependent student. Forward the dependent student link to a parent or guardian and have them complete it on your behalf.

    • If you used your own financial information on your FAFSA, you're an independent student. Complete the independent student  form yourself. 

Questions? Call us at (316) 978-3139, email sss-stem@wichita.edu, or stop by Grace Wilkie Hall, Suite 119.