Available Aid

Academic Competitiveness Grant

An eligible student may receive an Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) of $750 for the first academic year of study and $1,300 for the second academic year of study. To be eligible for each academic year, a student must:

• Be a U.S. citizen;
• Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient;
•  Be enrolled full-time in a degree program; 

The options for Academic Competitiveness Grant eligibility for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years for a student from Ohio are:

• The Ohio Honors Diploma
• A set of courses similar to the State Scholars Initiative.
  This program of study requires passing grades in the following:
• Four years of English;
• Three years of Math (including Algebra I and a higher
  level course such as Algebra II, Geometry, or Data Analysis and Statistics);
• Three years of science (including at least two courses 
  from biology, chemistry or physics);
• Three years of social studies; and
• One year of a foreign language.
  
• Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and test scores. This program requires a minimum of two Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school and a minimum passing score on the exams for those classes. Students must score 3 or higher on AP exams and 4 or higher on IB exams.

 Updated 11/16/07