Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)

Overview

A new student aid grant program called the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) was recently created.  First-year undergraduate students will be eligible to receive up to $750.  Second-year undergraduate students will be eligible to receive up to $1,300.  The ACG is intended to encourage rigorous academic study in high school.  Students can only receive the award once as a first year student (0-29 credit hours) and once as a second year student (30 credit hours or more) for a total maximum lifetime award of $2050.00.

Academic Competitiveness Grant Eligibility Requirements

1. Student must be a US Citizen
   
2. Must complete a FAFSA
   
3. Student must be receiving a Pell grant for the same award year
   
4. Student must be enrolled full time
5. Student must be enrolled in the first or second academic year of his or her program of study at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution
6. Student must submit a copy of their official high school transcript to admissions*
7. First-year students must not have been previously enrolled in an undergraduate program
8. Second-year students must have a least a 3.0 cumulative GPA

*Students must have successfully completed a rigorous secondary school program of study and graduated after January 1, 2007, for first-year students and after January 1, 2006 for a second-year student.  Please contact Student Financial Services for more information as to what is considered a rigorous secondary school program.