Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)

Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) – award is $750

• U.S. citizen
• Eligible for a federal Pell Grant (0 to 4110 EFC)
• Be enrolled full-time in a degree program
• Student must have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study after January 1, 2006 – see below
• A student who was previously enrolled in an undergraduate program does not qualify
• Dually enrolled students are eligible for the AC Grant provided they were not formally admitted into an undergraduate program of study by a postsecondary institution

Rigorous Secondary School Program Options

The following coursework must have been completed with passing grades:

• 4 years of English
• 3 years of math (including Algebra and a higher level course such as Algebra II, Geometry, or Data Analysis and Statistics)
• 3 years of science (including at least two courses from biology, chemistry or physics)
• 3 years of social studies
• 1 year foreign language (sign language does count as a foreign language) OR
• Two Advanced Placement (AP) courses with a minimum passing examination score of 3

ACG – Year 2 – award is $1,300

• Student must have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study after January 1, 2005,
• Completed 30 credit hours, and
• Attained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA during the first year of the student’s undergraduate program