Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; AND
- Fully admitted to EKU; AND
- Enrolled (or planning to be enrolled) full-time on the main Richmond campus; AND
- Demonstrate an academic need (as determined by the program); AND
- First-generation college student (neither parent graduated with a bachelor's degree); AND/OR
- Low-income (see chart below); AND/OR
- Documented disability (must be a verifiable physical/learning/emotional disability).
U.S. Department of Education Federal TRIO Programs Low-Income Levels
What does "Low-Income" mean?
The term “low-income individual” means an individual from a family whose taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census.
| Size of Family Unit | Poverty Guideline | Alaska | Hawaii |
| 1 | $22,590 | $28,215 | $25,965 |
| 2 | $30,660 | $38,310 | $35,250 |
| 3 | $38,730 | $48,405 | $44,535 |
| 4 | $46,800 | $58,500 | $53,820 |
| 5 | $54,870 | $68,595 | $63,105 |
| 6 | $62,940 | $78,690 | $72,390 |
| 7 | $71,010 | $88,785 | $81,675 |
| 8 | $79,080 | $98,880 | $90,960 |
For family units with more than 8 members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $8,070 for the 48 contigious states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $10,095 for Alaska; and $9,285 for Hawaii.