BLINN TAKING FALL PERKINS GRANT APPLICATIONS THROUGH JULY 9TH
Blinn College is now taking applications for Perkins Grant funds for the fall semester.
Eligible Applied Sciences majors taking summer courses can now apply for the Carl D. Perkins Basic Grant.
The Perkins Grant is a federally funded program that provides community colleges with resources to develop their career and technical education departments. Perkins funds can be put toward textbooks.
The online application closes Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. Students will need to complete the Perkins assistance application by Tuesday in order to be eligible. Financial aid is available on a first-come, first-served basis for enrolled students.
To be eligible, students must:
- be an Applied Sciences or Pre-Applied Sciences major,
- be registered for at least three hours for the Summer 2019 semester,
- be enrolled in at least one Applied Sciences degree or certificate plan course (academic or technical),
- have a minimum 2.5 grade-point average,
- have a valid, current Blinn student email address, and
- fit into one of six special population categories listed at: www.blinn.edu/perkins-grant/financial-assistance.html.
For more information, visit Blinn’s Perkins Grant page at www.blinn.edu/perkins-grant, or email jennifer.schafer@blinn.edu.