Need-Based Federal Grants
for
Undergraduate Students
 

The Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant) are need-based gift aid. To determine financial need, submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required.

The Academic Competitiveness Grant is available to qualified first-year and second-year undergraduate students who graduated from high after January 1, 2006. The National SMART Grant is available to qualified third-year and fourth-year undergraduate students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2005.

Criteria for the ACG and National SMART Grant include U.S. citizenship and Federal Pell Grant eligibility. Detailed information about the eligibility requirements for both grants is available on the U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid Web site.