ACG & SMART Grant Programs

These two programs became effective with the 2006/07 academic school year:

The Academic Competitiveness Grant, or ACG, is for freshman and sophomores and the National SMART Grant is for juniors and seniors.

The following is the criteria for the ACG program:

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must be receiving a Pell Grant
• You must be a full time student in your first or second year of a two or four year program
• You must have completed a rigorous program of study at your high school (defined as a Regents diploma with Honors or Advanced Designation or having completed two AP courses with a score of three of higher) and have graduated after January 1, 2005
• If you are a first year student, you may not have been previously enrolled in an undergraduate program and
• If you are a second year student, you must have a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

All students applying for the ACG grant will be required to submit a copy of their actual high school diploma.

The following is the criteria for the National SMART Grant program:

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must be receiving a Pell Grant
• You must be a full time student in your third or fourth year of a four year program
• You must be majoring in physical, life or computer science, engineering, mathematics, technology or a critical foreign language and
• You must have a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

The actual grants are as follows:  For ACG a maximum of $750 for freshman and $1300 for sophomores, and for SMART a maximum of $4000 per year for juniors and seniors.

In order to receive a SMART Grant, you must be enrolled in one of the following curriculums:

SMART Grant Major Codes

Curriculum Code	Major
0822	Applied Math
0843	Architecture Technology
1676	Bioscience
0899	Computer Engineering
0860	Construction Mgmt Engineering Technology
0826	Electrical Engineering Technology
0996	Foundations of Technology
0869	Industrial Technology/Auto Mgmt
0868	Industrial Technology/Facility Mgmt
0893	Mechanical Technology

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Department of Education at
1-800-4FED-AID.