College Grants - An Overview

This is just a quick overview of some of the college grants available to you. If any are of interest to you, you will find further information on this web site.

* Pell Grant
These are federal grants awarded to undergraduate students.

* ACG
The Academic Competitiveness Grant is for college freshmen and sophomores who are eligible for Pell Grants and who took "rigorous" classes in high school.

* FSEOG
The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant is awarded to undergraduate students with exceptional financial need.

* National SMART Grant
The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant is awarded to college juniors and seniors who are eligible for Pell Grants and are majoring in mathematics, technology, engineering, a foreign language critical to national security or physical, life or computer sciences. Students must also have grade point averages of at least 3.0 in their majors to be eligible.

* TEACH Grant
The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant is for students who plan to teach in schools that serve low-income students.

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