First Year Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG) provide additional funding to college freshmen receiving a Pell Grant who have completed a rigorous course of study in high school and have met other qualifying criteria.
This is a grant and does not need to be repaid.
Quick Summary
Title IV Program
Other Conditions
Grant Limits
Credits per term
First-year Academic Competitiveness Grant
Available to freshman pursuing their first undergraduate degree (not enrolled in a professional program)
Up to $750 for one academic year only.
12 or more credits per semester.
Visit the Office of Student Financial Aid for more information on the First Year Academic Competitiveness Grant including how to maintain eligibility.
