This grant program began in the 2006-07 award year for fulltime undergraduate students. The maximum award for a first academic year* eligible undergraduate student is $750; the maximum award for a second academic year* eligible undergraduate student is $1,300.
ACG Requirements
To receive an ACG, a student must:
receive a Federal Pell Grant during the same award year;
be a U.S. citizen;
be a first- or second-year full-time undergraduate student in a degree program at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution;
have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study; and
if a first-year student-have completed secondary school after Jan. 1, 2006, or
if a second-year student-have completed secondary school after Jan. 1, 2005, and have at least a 3.0 grade point average as of the end of the first academic year of undergraduate study.
Click here to learn more about Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG) Recognized State Rigorous Secondary School Programs of Study.
