Application Applications for 2023-2024 academic year are now CLOSED. Click here for the application once it is open.    Should you have questions about TRIO Achievers and/or future applications, please email us at: trioachievers@calpoly.edu.

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

• A U.S. Citizen or U.S. permanent resident with a Form I-551, I-151, or I-551C (Permanent Resident Card, Resident Alien Card, or Alien Registration Receipt Card), also known as a green card.
• or a non-citizen eligible for Federal Financial Aid
  • You can find a list of eligible non-citizens here
• Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program at Cal Poly. 

Additionally, selection for the TRIO Achievers program is based on students meeting at least one of the following federal requirements:

• First-Generation College Student

  1. A student, neither of whose natural or adoptive parents received a baccalaureate degree; or
  2. A student whose sole custodial parent did not receive a baccalaureate degree;

• Low Income Eligible

Based on the U.S. Department of Education low-income guidelines, determine if your family's taxable income fell at or below the listed income for your family size.

• Disability Eligible

If a student has a documented (physical or learning) disability, the student is eligible for the TRIO Achievers program.

Students who have a disability, as defined by Section 504/ADA, may be eligible for participation in TRIO Achievers as a result of the educational needs stemming from that disability. Submit a copy of disability documentation or ask your counselor in Disability Resource Center to send a referral notice to the TRIO Achievers office.