Blinn encourages eligible career and technical education students to apply for Perkins Grant funds

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June 26, 2025

The Blinn College District invites eligible applied sciences majors taking fall 2025 courses to apply for funds made available through the Carl D. Perkins Basic Grant.

The Perkins Grant is a federally funded program that provides community colleges with resources to enhance and develop programs that serve faculty, staff and students in career and technical education departments. Students enrolled in Blinn’s Applied Business, Art and Visual Communication, Associate Degree Nursing, Biotechnology Laboratory Sciences, Criminal Justice, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity Dental Hygiene, Early Childhood Education, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Science, Health Information Management, Information Technology, Legal Assistant, Mechatronics, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Real Estate, Simulation and Game Programming, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician, Surgical Technology, Trades and Applied Technology, Veterinary Technology, Vocational Nursing, Web Programming, and Welding Technology programs may be eligible.

Perkins Grant funds can assist with the cost of textbooks, licensure exams, entrance exams, supplies and equipment, a laptop, travel reimbursement, and more.

Financial assistance 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 fall 2025 semester,
• be enrolled in at least one applied sciences degree or certificate plan course (academic or technical),
• have a minimum 2.0 grade-point average,
• have a valid, current Blinn student email address, and
• fit into one of the special population categories listed at www.blinn.edu/perkins-grant/financial-assistance.html.

To apply for Perkins Grant assistance, visit www.blinn.edu/perkins-grant/perkins-assistance-interest-form.html. For more information, visit Blinn’s Perkins Grant page at www.blinn.edu/perkins-grant or contact Perkins Coordinator Anthony Garcia at anthony.garcia@blinn.edu.