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Academic Competitiveness Grant

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced this new federal grant for Pell Grant eligible students for their first and second years in college. Eligible students must be eligible for the Pell Grant and be a U.S. citizen. If you were awarded this grant it is listed as an estimated award. Final determination of eligibility will be made once the U.S. Department Education finalizes the details of this new grant. The following information is available at this time:

  • Up to $750 will be awarded to eligible first-year students and up to $1,300 for second-year students.
  • Students must have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study as established by a state or local educational agency and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
  • Students must be enrolled or accepted in a two-or four-year degree granting institution of higher education.
  • First-year students must not have been previously enrolled in a program of undergraduate education and must have graduated from high-school after January 1, 2006.
  • Second-year students must have graduated from high school after January 1, 2005, and have had at least a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) during their first year of college.
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