BLINN TAKING SPRING PERKINS GRANT APPLICATIONS THROUGH NOVEMBER 4TH
Blinn College is currently taking applications for Perkins Grant funds for the spring semester.
Eligible Applied Sciences majors taking spring courses can now apply for the Carl D. Perkins Basic Grant. The online application opened at 10 a.m. this (Monday) morning, and will close next Monday, November 4th, at 10 a.m.
The Perkins Grant is a federally funded program that provides community colleges with resources to develop their career and technical education departments. Students can apply Perkins funds towards textbooks.
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 six hours for the Spring 2020 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 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 contact Business and Public Service Programs Facilitator Jennifer Schafer at jennifer.schafer@blinn.edu.