Academic Competitiveness Grant
The Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) Program was created with the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 to be awarded for the first time in the 2006-2007 year. The awards range up to $750 for first year students and $1300 for second year students, although if the estimated number of recipients exceeds the available funding, award levels would be reduced.
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Eligibility
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In order to be eligible a student must:
Complete the FAFSA
Be a U.S. Citizen
Be Pell Grant eligible
Be a first or second year student
Enroll at least half-time (6 hours)
Graduated from a "rigorous high school course of study"
First year students must have graduated from high school after January 1, 2006 and not have previously enrolled as an undergraduate student (except as concurrent with high school enrollment).
Second year students must have graduated from high school after January 1, 2005 and have at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA to retain eligibility.
The U.S. Department of Education released interim regulations for ACG on July 3, 2006. Eligible students will be notified of their award via CougarTrail.
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Additional Information
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For additional information from the Department of Education, go to studentaid.ed.gov.
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