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The TRiO Scholars Program is a federally funded Student Support Services (SSS) program operating on an annual budget of $327,916. Our grant allows us to serve 175 participants annually.
| Contact Information for TRiO Scholars | |
|---|---|
| Phone | (775) 784-6044 |
| Phone | (775) 327-5131 TDD |
| Fax | (775) 784-1353 |
| unrtriosssp@unr.edu | |
| Location |
Thompson Building
200 |
| Address | 1664 N. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89557-0075 |
| Contact | Contact Us |

Our mission is to assist low-income, first generation students to overcome the cultural, academic, class, and social barriers to success in higher education and to assure that participants graduate from the university.
The University of Nevada leads the nation in the number of low-income, first generation students who enter the university and who graduate in four years. Best practices gleaned from the successful TRiO Scholars Program contribute to the record 90% graduation rate of low-income, first generation students. All graduates are well prepared for careers or for advanced study.
We are fierce advocates for social justice, especially for the poor among us
We are the safety net for our most vulnerable students
We pursue professional excellence in the work we do with our students and our colleagues
We embrace integrity in our work with students, our work with the university, and our work with our funding agency
We are respectful of our diverse student population, their needs, and their cultural heritage
We seek harmony in our work life in order to focus our energy on helping students succeed
We are resilient, determined, and focused on achieving our mission
We do more with less through collaboration and pooled strengths
We are humble, realizing that the success of each student is shared across the campus
We are joyful in our work
We are awed by the potential of our students to change the world