Academic Competitiveness Grant


The Academic Competitiveness Grant, more commonly known by its acronym ACG, was a federal assistance grant reserved for college students with the greatest need for financial aid (United States)|financial aid] to attend school. To be eligible for this grant, students must have met all of the following criteria:
  1. They must be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen;
  2. They must be Federal Pell Grant eligible;
  3. They must be enrolled at least half-time in a degree program;
  4. They must be in their first or second year of study at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution;
  5. First-year students must not have been previously enrolled in an undergraduate program;
  6. Second-year students must have at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale for their first year.
The ACG provided up to $750 for the first year and $1300 for the second year of study.
The ACG is no longer available as of the 2011-2012 financial aid award year due to government cuts.