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The STARS Program is a Student Support Services grant funded by the U. S. Department of Education as a component of TRIO. To be a participant in the STARS Program, students must be in a 4-year degree transfer program and meet certain eligibility criteria.

Federal eligibility guidelines include:

• First generation college students (neither parent has completed a bachelor’s degree)
• Students who meet federal income guidelines (receiving a Pell grant)
• Learning/Physically disabled students
• Students with a combination of the above
• U. S. Citizens or holders of a residential visa

Anyone who is a Rend Lake College student at the present time may apply for admittance into the STARS program. To apply, simply stop by the STARS office in the South Oasis and fill out an application, or print out an application from this website and return it to the STARS office. The STARS staff will review the application and notify you within two weeks if you are selected.