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An eligible student may receive
an Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) 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, you 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 year of
your program
of study at a two-year or four-year degree-granting
institution (such as CUNY);
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have completed a rigorous secondary school
program of study (after January 1, 2006 if a first-year student,
and after January 1, 2005, if a second-year student);
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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.
In New York State, a Regents
Diploma with Honors or Advance Designation will serve as evidence of
a rigorous secondary school program. A student may also qualify
through completion of a prescribed set of courses taken, or two
Advance Placement (AP) courses with a minimum score of three
(3) on the AP exams or two International Baccalaureate (IB) courses
with a score of four (4) on the IB exams.
The prescribed set of courses
must include four years of English, three years of Math (including
Algebra I and higher level courses such as Algebra II, Geometry, or
Data Analysis and Statistics), three years of science (including at
least two courses in biology, physics, or chemistry) three years of
social studies, and one year of a foreign language.
Most potential recipients will be
notified by the U.S. Department of Education and will be given a web
site link that will help them determine whether they have completed
a "qualifying rigorous secondary school program". A student's
college will then be notified and will verify eligibility. If you
are not notified by the Department of Education and you think you
may be eligible, contact your college financial aid office to
determine your eligibility.
For the ACG program, the amount
of your grant, in combination with your Federal Pell Grant, other
resources and estimated financial assistance, may not exceed your
financial need (cost of attendance minus EFC equals
financial need). A student may not receive more than one ACG or
National SMART Grant award
in each academic year for which the student is eligible.
All annual award amounts for an
academic year may be reduced if sufficient funds are not available
for all eligible students nationally in an award year.
For more information, please
click
here.
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