ACG Grant
To be eligible for an ACG Grant, a student must:
- Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient during the same award year;
- Have demonstrated financial need;
- Be enrolled in a two-year or four-year degree program;
- Be enrolled at least half-time status;
- Meet satisfactory academic progress standards;
- Have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study as designated by the Department of Education. The TOPS core curriculum is defined as a rigorous program of study. A complete list of recognized rigorous secondary school programs of study can be found here.
First Year:
- Have graduated high school on or after January 1, 2006;
Second Year:
- Have graduated high school on or after January 1, 2005;
- Have earned a minimum cumulative external 3.0 grade point average as set forth in regulations at the end of the first year of study.
| Hours Earned (not including remedial coursework) |
Academic Year |
Enrolled full-time |
Enrolled three-quarter-time |
Enrolled half-time |
| 0-29 Hours | First Year | $750 | $563 | $375 |
| 30-59 Hours | Second Year | $1,300 | $975 | $650 |
| The amount of money awarded is prorated based on the number of hours enrolled as of the official statistics day (See the Academic Calendar for dates.). | ||||
Additional Requirements:
- A student can only receive a first year award and a second year award once, regardless of if the student is still in the hour range for a specific academic year and meets all other program requirements.
- ACG is a need-based award, so the ACG award counts towards fulfilling a student’s overall need. A student cannot be overawarded when he or she receives an ACG. Adjustments of award amounts may be necessary if the amount of ACG, when combined with a student’s other awards and expected family contribution, exceed the student’s cost of attendance.
- College level credit earned while in high school due to exam, transfer credit, dual enrollment credit, International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) are used when determining academic year progression.
- Hours for remedial coursework count towards determining a student’s enrollment status as of the Statistics Day, but remedial coursework does NOT count in a student’s earned hours for progression purposes. Remedial hours and grades do count in the GPA.
- Students must meet all other Title IV eligibility requirements.
- 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.