The Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) is a newly created, federal grant that provides eligible students with $750 for their first year of college and $1300 for their second year of college. In order to qualify a student must: be a high school graduate by no earlier than 1/1/06 for first year recipients and 1/1/05 for second year recipients; have completed a rigorous high school curriculum; be a U.S. Citizen; be receiving Pell Grant during the same semester; and have a minimum 3.0 GPA for 2nd year grant eligibility. If you feel that you may be eligible for ACG, please contact the Financial Aid Office for more information.