Eligibility

General Eligibility

To be eligible for the SSS program at Cal Poly Humboldt, you must meet all of the following requirements.

• Be a citizen or national of the United States or meet the residency requirements for Federal student financial assistance.
• Be enrolled at Humboldt in the next academic term.
• Have need for academic support as determined through review of your SSS application.
• Meet low-income and/or first-generation student criterion.

First-Generation and Low-Income Criterion

In general, the criteria for first-generation status means that neither of your parents have received a baccalaureate degree.

The term "low-income individual" means an individual whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount.

Federal TRIO Programs Annual Low Income Levels

(Effective January 13, 2026 until further notice)