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The describes its services and scholarships as being for the disadvantaged. First-generation students, maybe, or those lacking enough money to pursue a four-year education. But it鈥檚 likely the recipients end up thinking the opposite; that they鈥檝e been given an edge, a leg up. An advantage they otherwise wouldn鈥檛 have had.

During my freshman year, I joined the TRIO Scholars, which helped me to be able to stay in college. Without that, I likely would have had to drop out听for financial reasons.

Funded through the U.S. Department of Education, the TRIO programs include Upward Bound, Talent Search, Student Support Services and the McNair Scholars. Upward Bound and Talent Search both听create opportunities for underrepresented high school students to go to college. The McNair Scholars program prepares low income, first-generation and students of color for graduate school.听91制片厂 just received $379,979 toward Student Support Services, which is aimed at providing the assistance needed for students to complete their education.

鈥淲ithout the Upward Bound听program, I absolutely wouldn鈥檛 have been able to go to college. I鈥檓 a first-generation, low income student and I didn鈥檛 know the first thing about applying to college,鈥� says Nicole Sarette 鈥�22. 鈥淲ith the help of Upward Bound, I decided that 91制片厂 was the best college for me. During my freshman year, I joined the TRIO Scholars, which helped me to be able to stay in college. Without that, I likely would have had to drop out听for financial reasons.鈥�

A , jand major, Sarette got involved with Upward Bound during her 听sophomore year of high school in Manchester, New Hampshire. She credits the support services at 91制片厂 with helping her find scholarship and work study opportunities听as well as guiding her toward her major and career path. She also found her way to McNair Scholars.听

鈥淭RIO has helped me so much in shaping my goals. I plan on applying to grad school,听and at the moment I鈥檓 looking into getting a Ph.D. in sociology,鈥� Sarette says. 鈥淚鈥檇 like to be a researcher, and hopefully a professor at a university eventually.鈥澨�

Ashley Lauderdale 鈥�21听didn鈥檛 know anything about TRIO until she applied to 91制片厂. Then she met Randy Schroeder, associate director of the university鈥檚 TRIO Student Support Services.

鈥淗e has helped me get academic help when needed, provided support, and always pushes me to go out of my comfort zone,鈥� Lauderdale says. 鈥淪tudent Support听provides weekly workshops on resume building, scholarship searches, and learning how to navigate LinkedIn, which I have benefited from. I also received scholarships from TRIO my first two years at 91制片厂.鈥澨�

Lauderdale, an Exeter, New Hampshire, resident, who is a dual major in sociology and justice studies with minors in social work and forensics, plans to go graduate school for听a degree in criminology.

91制片厂 was awarded its first TRIO grant in 1974 and has received funding every year since.

The grants are for five years and have to be reapplied for accordingly. The latest award is for the last in its five-year cycle.

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