How Much Can A Student Receive?
An Academic Competitiveness Grant will provide up to
$750 for the first year of undergraduate study and up to
$1,300 for the second year of undergraduate study to
full-time students who are eligible for a Federal Pell
Grant and who had successfully completed a rigorous high
school program, as determined by the state or local
education agency and recognized by the Secretary of
Education. Second year students must maintain a
cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0.
Additional Information
1. Eligible Students
An eligible student may receive an Academic
Competitiveness Grant (AC Grant) of up to $750 for the
first academic year of study and up to $1,300 for the
second academic year of study. To be eligible for each
academic year, a student must:
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Be a U.S. citizen;
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Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient;
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Be enrolled full-time in a degree program;
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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;
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Have completed a
rigorous secondary school program of study;
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If a first-year student, not have been
previously enrolled in an undergraduate program; and
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If a second-year student, have at least a
cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
for the first academic year.
Note that the amount of the Academic
Competitiveness Grant, when combined with
a Pell Grant, may not exceed the student's cost of
attendance. In addition, if the number of eligible
students is large enough that payment of the full grant
amounts would exceed the program appropriation in any
fiscal year, then the amount of the grant to each
eligible student may be ratably reduced.
2. Recognized rigorous secondary school programs of
study for Academic Competitiveness Grant program
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here for more information on recognized rigorous
secondary school programs of study for the Academic
Competitiveness Grant program.
In order to provide options to students, the following
three programs will be recognized as evidence of rigor
in a secondary school program of study.
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The State Scholars Initiative requirements.
Students who participate in and complete the State
Scholars program will be eligible. This program,
currently offered in fourteen States and patterned
after the recommendations of the National Commission
on Excellence in Education, requires at least four
years of English, three years of math (including
Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry), three years of
basic lab science (biology, chemistry, physics),
three-and-one-half years of social studies, and two
years of the same foreign language other than
English.
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A required set of courses similar to the
State Scholars Initiative. This program of study
includes four years of English, three years of Math
(including Algebra I and a higher level course such
as Algebra II, Geometry, or Data Analysis and
Statistics), three years of science including one
year each of at least two of the following courses:
biology, chemistry or physics, three years of social
studies, and one year of a language other than
English. The program of study must be completed with
passing grades.
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Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate courses and test scores. This
program requires a minimum of two Advanced Placement
(AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in
high school and a minimum passing score on the exams
for those classes. Students must score 3 or higher
on AP exams and 4 or higher on IB exams.
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