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Types of
Aid -- Grants |
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Federal Pell Grant
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Academic Competitiveness Grant
Federal Pell Grant
A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a
loan, does not have to be repaid. Pell Grants are awarded
usually only to undergraduate students who have not earned a
bachelor's or a professional degree. (In some cases, however, a
student enrolled in a post-baccalaureate teacher certification
program might receive a Pell Grant.) Pell Grants are considered
a foundation of federal financial aid, to which aid from other
federal and nonfederal sources might be added.
How much can I get?
The maximum Pell Grant award
for the 2007-08 award year (July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008) is
$4,310. The maximum can change each award year and depends on
program funding. The amount you get, though, will depend not
only on your financial need, but also on your costs to attend
school, your status as a full-time or part-time student, and
your plans to attend school for a full academic year or less.
If I am eligible, how will I get the Pell Grant money?
Your school can apply Pell
Grant funds to your school costs, pay you directly (usually by
check), or combine these methods. The school must tell you in
writing how much your award will be and how and when you'll be
paid. Schools must disburse funds at least once per term
(semester, trimester, or quarter). Schools that do not use
semesters, trimesters, or quarters must disburse funds at least
twice per academic year.
Academic Competitiveness
Grant
The Academic Competitiveness Grant was made available for the
first time for the 2006-2007 school year for first year college
students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2006,
and for second year college students who graduated from high
school after January 1, 2005. The Academic Competitiveness Grant
award is in addition to the student's Pell Grant award.
How Much Can A Student Receive?
An Academic Competitiveness Grant will provide up to $750 for
the first year of undergraduate study and up to $1,300 for the
second year of undergraduate study to full-time students who are
eligible for a Federal Pell Grant and who had successfully
completed a rigorous high school program, as determined by the
state or local education agency and recognized by the Secretary
of Education. Second year students must maintain a cumulative
grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0.
Additional information on Academic
Competitiveness
Grant
1. Eligible Students
An eligible student may receive an Academic Competitiveness
Grant (AC Grant) 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, a student must:
- Be a U.S. citizen;
- Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient;
- Be enrolled full-time in a degree program;
- Be enrolled in the first or second academic year of
his or her program of study at a two-year or four-year
degree-granting institution;
- 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);
- If a first-year student, not have been previously
enrolled in an undergraduate program; and
- 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.
Note that the amount of the AC Grant, when combined with a
Pell Grant, may not exceed the student's cost of attendance. In
addition, if the number of eligible students is large enough
that payment of the full grant amounts would exceed the program
appropriation in any fiscal year, then the amount of the grant
to each eligible student may be ratably reduced.
2. Recognized rigorous secondary school
programs of study for Academic
Competitiveness Grant program in 2007-08
Click
here for more information on recognized rigorous secondary
school programs of study for the Academic Competitiveness Grant
program.
In order to provide options to students, the following three
programs will be recognized as evidence of rigor in a secondary
school program of study.
- The State Scholars Initiative requirements.
Students who participate in and complete the State
Scholars program will be eligible. This program,
currently offered in fourteen States and patterned after
the recommendations of the National Commission on
Excellence in Education, requires at least four years of
English, three years of math (including Algebra I,
Algebra II and Geometry), three years of basic lab
science (biology, chemistry, physics),
three-and-one-half years of social studies, and two
years of the same foreign language other than English.
- A required set of courses similar to the State
Scholars Initiative. This program of study includes
four years of English, three years of Math (including
Algebra I and a higher level course such as Algebra II,
Geometry, or Data Analysis and Statistics), three years
of science including one year each of at least two of
the following courses: biology, chemistry or physics,
three years of social studies, and one year of a
language other than English. The program of study must
be completed with passing grades.
- Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate
courses and test scores. This program requires a
minimum of two Advanced Placement (AP) or International
Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school and a minimum
passing score on the exams for those classes. Students
must score 3 or higher on AP exams and 4 or higher on IB
exams.
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