Drury University received a $136,150 Project Grant awarded on September 25, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services program (CFDA 84.042). The grant supports the Student Support Service Project at Drury's Monett Campus through September 24, 2026, providing comprehensive support services designed to enhance student success and completion rates among disadvantaged populations.
The funded program delivers academic tutoring and advising, financial aid assistance, financial literacy education, and graduate school application support to low-income students, first-generation college students, students with disabilities, and other underrepresented student populations. These services are intended to increase retention and graduation rates while fostering an institutional climate of support for student success at the Springfield, Missouri location.