Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for each academic year, a student must:

1. Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
2. Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient
3. Be enrolled at least half-time in a degree program
4. Be a first or second-year undergraduate student or a student in a certificate program of at least one year in a degree program at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution
5. 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); Or
6. If a first year student - not have been previously enrolled in an ACG-eligible program while at or below age of compulsory school attendance; OR
7. If a second-year student - have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average(GPA) on a 4.0 scale as of the end of the first year of undergraduate study.

For more information and to apply for this scholarship visit:

http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/AcademicGrants.jsp