TRiO Educational Talent Search

Services & Eligibility

Project services include:

  • Available by appointment: Career and academic advising- call office to schedule 616.331.7110
  • Assistance with admissions and financial aid applications, and scholarship information
  • Application fee waivers to schools, GED, and ACT tests (MUST be income-eligible)
  • Administration and evaluation of career interest inventories
  • College visits and campus tours, cultural event field trips
  • Referrals to other agencies/programs
  • Tutoring for middle school students at target schools only
  • Referrals to GED completion programs
  • Tutor referral
  • Referral to financial literacy programs
  • College prep awareness activities

Educational Talent Search can serve persons who are:

  1. Low-income and/or;
  2. First-generation college students (custodial parent[s] did not graduate from a 4-year college or university)
  3. Not yet graduates of a 4-year college or university.
  4. Priority to students in target schools and students who are low-income and first generation.
  5. U.S. citizen or permanent residency status legal.
  6. Completed the 5th grade or at least 11 years of age
  7. Have college potential (recommended 2.0 GPA) or other assessment tool. Grade reports, test scores, attendance records, counselor recommendations may be requested.

Application Process:

  1. Ask an ETS advisor, target school counselor, or ETS office for an application if you attend a target school.
  2. Return it completed, with parent information to school office, ETS advisor or ETS office. You MUST have your GPA and/or recent grade information on the application as well as income information.
  3. You will be contacted by your ETS advisor regarding your status. If you have completed your application and do not know your status, please call our office at 331-7110. You may be required to have an entrance interview if requested by your ETS advisor.
  4. Students at target schools who are low-income and first generation in grades 6th-12th are given first priority into the program. Others will be considered if the program is not filled to capacity.

Target Schools Include: Burton Middle, Riverside Middle, Westwood Middle, Lee Middle, Central High, Creston High, Union High, Ottawa Hills High, Godwin Heights High, Lee High, Allendale New Options.

Serving Kent and Ottawa Counties