To apply, you must:
- Be currently accepted or enrolled at Minneapolis College
- Plan to graduate from Minneapolis College and/or transfer to earn a bachelor’s degree
- Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
To qualify, you must demonstrate an academic need and have one of the following requirements:
- Low-income individual (see details below)
- First Generation college student (neither parent has a bachelor’s degree)
- Have a disability
You must be at or above the following course levels:
- Writing: ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0041
- Reading: READ 0100 or ESOL 0042
You are ineligible for the program if you are:
- Close to graduating and/or transferring
- Applying soon or in the nursing program
- Have a previous degree
Family Income Levels
A “low-income individual” is an individual whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount –The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to 150 percent of the family income levels established by the Census Bureau for determining poverty status. The 2021 poverty guidelines are in effect as of January 13, 2021. Federal Register notice was published February 1, 2021.
(Effective January 13, 2021 until further notice)
Size of Family Unit | Income in lower 48 States* | Alaska Income | Hawaii Income
- 1 | \$19,320 | \$24,135 | \$22,230
- 2 | \$26,130 | \$32,655 | \$30,060
- 3 | \$32,940 | \$41,175 | \$37,890
- 4 | \$39,750 | \$49,695 | \$45,720
- 5 | \$46,560 | \$58,215 | \$53,550
- 6 | \$53,370 | \$66,735 | $61,380
- 7 | \$60,180 | \$75,255 | \$69,210
- 8 | \$66,990 | \$83,775 | \$77,040
For family units with more than eight members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $6,810 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $8,520 for Alaska; and $7,830 for Hawaii.
*includes the District of Columbia and Outlying Jurisdictions
