  {"id":7738,"date":"2012-08-31T00:38:44","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T05:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=7738"},"modified":"2025-12-08T20:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:58:46","slug":"summer-bridge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/summer-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37255\" style=\"width: 958px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Summer-Bridge-2025.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Summer-Bridge-2025.jpeg\" alt=\"Summer Bridge 2025\" width=\"958\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer Bridge 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What are the Summer Bridge Program Dates?<\/h2>\n<p>Summer Bridge 2026 is Sunday, June 21 &#8211; Thursday, July 16! <strong>All Summer Bridge dates listed are tentative and subject to change.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What is the TRIO\/Student Support Services (SSS) Summer Bridge Program?<\/h2>\n<p>Augsburg TRIO\/SSS allows up-to 25\u00a0<strong>admitted<\/strong> first-year students to get a head start on their Augsburg education. During this four-week residential program students take two college courses for credit and attend academic support seminars, workshops, and other activities to help provide for a smooth transition to Augsburg in the fall.* Summer Bridge participants will also participate in the academic year component of TRIO\/SSS while enrolled** at Augsburg.<\/p>\n<h2>Who is eligible for TRIO\/SSS Summer Bridge?<\/h2>\n<p>All Augsburg TRIO\/SSS participants must be <strong>U.S. citizens<\/strong> or <strong>permanent residents<\/strong> or <strong>refugees<\/strong> pursuing their <strong>first bachelor\u2019s degree<\/strong>. Summer Bridge participants must be incoming Augsburg University students who plan to start fall 2026. All program participants must demonstrate <strong>academic need<\/strong>\u00a0for program services and <strong>meet\u00a0one or more<\/strong> of the following criteria:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0Low-income student:<\/strong>\u00a0a student whose family meets federal income eligibility guidelines, as verified by Augsburg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0First generation college student:<\/strong>\u00a0a student where neither custodial parent\/guardian has graduated from a four-year institution at the time of the student\u2019s enrollment in the TRIO\/SSS program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0College student with documented disability,<\/strong>\u00a0as verified by Augsburg&#8217;s Center for Learning and Accessible\u00a0Student Services (CLASS) office.<\/p>\n<p>Students\u00a0<em>must<\/em>\u00a0also have a commitment to their college success.<\/p>\n<p>Summer Bridge participants may also be eligible for the <a title=\"TRIO\/SSS Summer Bridge Promise Grant\" href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/triosss\/summer-bridge\/summer-bridge-promise-grant\/\">TRIO\/SSS\u00a0Summer Bridge Promise Grant.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong>Participation in campus life (e.g. face-to-face learning, on- and off-campus social activities, living in the residence hall) will be done in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines established by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Augsburg University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.augsburg.edu\/outbreak-planning\/\">Augsburg University COVID-19 Outbreak Planning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>**All incoming first year students, regardless of TRIO\/SSS or Summer Bridge participation, enroll or register for classes during summer orientation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/campuslife\/orientation\/soar\/\">SOAR<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.augsburg.edu\/sss\/Summer Bridge Pager 2026.pdf\">2026 Summer Bridge Pager<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/firstyear\/scholarships\/\">First Year Student Scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the Summer Bridge Program Dates? Summer Bridge 2026 is Sunday, June 21 &#8211; Thursday, July 16! All Summer Bridge dates listed are tentative and subject to change. What is the TRIO\/Student Support Services (SSS) Summer Bridge Program? 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