Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)


 
  • Does not need to be repaid
  • Awards up to $750 for first year of undergraduate study
  • Awards up to $1,300 for second year of undergraduate study

Eligibility requirements

In order to be eligible for this grant, you must:

  • be a U.S. citizen,
  • be a Federal Pell Grant recipient,
  • be enrolled full time in a degree program
  • be enrolled in the first of second academic year of your program of study at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution,
  • have not previously been enrolled in a program of undergraduate education (if you’re a first-year student),
  • have completed a rigorous high school program of study, and
  • have at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale during your first academic year (if you’re a second-year student).

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