<p>Has anyone received anymore information about this?</p>
<p>No, but it's legit. So all I did was sign up for it.</p>
<p>What is ACGrant?</p>
<p>It is a $750 grant for Pell grant recipients who have completed a "rigorous high school program of study." By this, they mean, like, took 4 years of english, 3-4 years of math, 3 years of science, et cetera. I don't have it memorized. =p OR at least 2 3's on AP tests. There is another way you can qualify for it, but it didn't apply to me, so I don't remember it at all. </p>
<p>So yeah, if you haven't heard of it by now, you're probably not getting it. =(</p>
<p>my feet are so itchy.</p>
<p>Oh. They are covered with bug bites. hahahha gross.</p>
<p>How did u come to know that u'd recieved it?
Could u post the link of the site that wud hv eligibilty etc. info on the ACGrant?
My high-school curriculum was pretty tough,4 yrs english,4 yrs math,4 yrs science,4 yrs foreign lang.,2 yrs engineering drawing,etc. etc.,only I attended high school abroad.So are only students who hv attended high school in CA eligible?
I could do with $750........</p>
<p>Well this grant is only for people who also received a Pell grant. I really don't know about what your location has to do with anything. If you were eligible to get it, they would have told you months ago. =/ </p>
<p>It's pretty much for people that are pretty poor and took "rigorous" classes in high school. </p>
<p>Plus you should have recently gotten an e-mail from the U.S. Department of education.</p>
<p>
[QUOTE]
Dear Applicant,</p>
<p>We are excited to announce the creation of a new student aid grant program called the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG). This new grant builds on the Pell Grant program to provide increased funds for students who complete a rigorous high school program of study.</p>
<p>Based on the information reported on your 2006-2007 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you may be eligible for the ACG, but we will need to ask you some additional questions to help make the proper determination.</p>
<p>To provide the needed information answer the questions online at <a href="https://fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/fotw0607/ACGServlet%5B/url%5D">https://fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/fotw0607/ACGServlet</a> using your Federal Student Aid PIN. You can select the link or copy the entire link and paste it into the address or location line of your Web browser. Make sure you copy and paste the entire link; it may appear on multiple lines.</p>
<p>After you submit your answers, we will send this information to the colleges currently listed on your FAFSA. You will also receive a new Student Aid Report (SAR). If you would like to have your ACG information sent to additional colleges, wait until you receive your SAR. Then go to <a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov%5B/url%5D">www.fafsa.ed.gov</a>, select "Make Corrections to a Processed FAFSA," login with your Federal Student Aid PIN and follow the instructions.</p>
<p>The financial aid administrator at your college will determine if you are eligible for an ACG. All follow-up information will come from the financial aid office at your college.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Federal Student Aid
U.S. Department of Education
[/QUOTE]
</p>
<p>I dont' know about only CA students getting it. But I knew about it because they e-mailed me saying that I may qualify for it.</p>
<p>alrite so wats crackin wit dis acg?</p>
<p>i got a pell grant, and i just checked my e-mail for the ACG link to make corrections on my fafsa. i noticed dis thing was listed as unconfirmed for the last two months on tritonlink. </p>
<p>am i gonna get dis money? its a $1300 grant and would be nice for me...if i can get it..i would get a free ride if it works out</p>
<p>I am wondering about the ACG too...</p>
<p>I did the fafsa correction almost a month ago..and it still says "unconfirmed"... $1300(for second year student). that's alot of money, and it better confirmed!</p>
<p>Dru2K: I didnt get u:
" got a pell grant, and i just checked my e-mail for the ACG link to make corrections on my fafsa. i noticed dis thing was listed as unconfirmed for the last two months on tritonlink."</p>
<p>Did you goto the FAFSA website to make corrections and u noticed the ACG Grant there? OR
Did u recieve an e-mail from the ACGrant ppl saying that u had to make a correction in ur FAFSA to recieve ur ACGrant?
and ur ACGrant showed "unconfirmed" on ur tritonlink official awrd page rite?</p>
<p>I got a pell grant too,and i had a tough high school syllabus,n i could really use that money,but i didnt get the ACGrant =(</p>
<p>what "correction" did you guys make on the FAFSA website??</p>
<p>cooladu:</p>
<p>i got the email from the U.S DoE that told me about ACG and gave me a link to FAFSA where i put in my info and made "corrections". This was basically did I comepelte a rigours high school program , i clicked UC A-G requirements. and sent that ****
[QUOTE]
i got in touch wit the Financial aid officer at ucsd Pam Williams.</p>
<p>Andrew,</p>
<p>Here's some information that you requested that we received regarding the grant. </p>
<p>The U.S. Department of Education - Additional Grant Funds (Academic Competitiveness
Grant - ACG and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant -
National Smart Grant Programs) are new for academic year 2006-2007. For Grade Level
2 students, for following should apply:
1. Pell eligible
2. US citizen
3. Fulltime student
4. Completed a rigorous secondary school program of student after January 1, 2005.
5. Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (monitored at first disbursement only)
6. Award amount is $1,300</p>
<p>Note: Rigorous Secondary School Program of Study can be identified in 1 of 4 ways:
* 2 AP or IB courses in high school with a minimum passing score of 3 or 4 respectively
* State Scholars Initiatives requirements
* Set of courses similar to the State Scholars Initiative
ü Four years of English
ü Three years of Math (including Algebra I and a higher level course such as Algebra
II, Geometry, or Data Analysis and Statistics)
ü Three years of science (including at least two courses from biology, chemistry or
physics)
ü Three years of social studies, and one year of a foreign language
* Name Advanced or Honors program (CA: Golden State Seal Merit Diploma)</p>
<p>Additional information is forthcoming to us from the U.S. Department of Education
early August 2006 regarding the confirmation of these awards. Since this is new and
a federal grant program, the financial aid office has to wait until the Dept of
Education has finalized their payment schedules. </p>
<p>Pamela M. Williams
[/quote]
</p>
<p>so apparently, if ur unconfirmed and u sent the corrections your still in the runnin for the grant cuz **** hasn't been awarded yet</p>
<p>so cooladu: you aren't rejected yet...</p>
<p>since i already complete my freshman year im considered a gradelevel 2 students.</p>
<p>only gradelevel 1 and 2 students are elgible. so that means if ur comin to ucsd ur elgible for dis **** automatically</p>
<p>if u finished a year at ucsd than u gotta have a minimum 3.0..</p>
<p>i think the requirements other than that are the same though</p>
<p>Thanks a lot,that post was really helpful,but the thing is I dont have the ACGrant listed in my FinAid award,so I'll just get in touch with the FinAid office.</p>