Federal School Code: 003425
Academic Competitiveness and SMART Grants
 
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Two new federal grants, the Academic Competitiveness Grant and the National SMART Grant, were created by the "Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005."

Grants for first and second year students are called "Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG)," while grants for third and fourth year students are called "National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grants (SMART)."

These are new programs and implementation and regulation guidance is currently being promulgated by the US Department of Education.

Eligibility Requirements:

Academic year definition:

Classification
Hours Earned
1st Year
0-29
2nd Year
30-59
3rd Year
60-89
4th Year
90-119

Eligibility terminates when 120 hours have been earned.

1st academic year undergraduate recipients must (maximum award = $750/year):

  • Be Pell Grant recipients
  • Be US citizens
  • Be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year degree program
  • Be full-time
  • Graduate high school since January 1, 2006
  • Demonstrate need
  • Be enrolled for the first time as a regular student
  • Have completed a rigorous secondary school curriculum

 

 

2nd academic year undergraduate recipients must (maximum award = $1,300/year):

  • Be Pell Grant recipients
  • Be US Citizens
  • Be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year degree program
  • Be full-time
  • Graduate from high school since January 1, 2005
  • Demonstrate need
  • Have competed a rigorous secondary school curriculum
  • Earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPR

3rd and 4th year undergraduate recipients must (maximum award = $4,000/year):

  • Be Pell Grant recipients
  • Be US citizens
  • Be enrolled in specific majors: (see below)
  • Be full-time
  • Demonstrate need
  • Earned at least a 3.0 cumulative GPR

Application Process

ACG - File the FAFSA and complete the questions regarding rigorous secondary course work.

SMART - File the FAFSA. You must be currently enrolled in an eligible major in one of the following categories: Computer Science, Engineering, Critical Foreign Languages, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Technology, or Multidisciplinary Studies.

Eligible Majors at Clemson:

MAJOR CODE ABBREV DESCRIPTION CIP CODE DEPT
106 BIOS-EN BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING 140301 101000
109 CSENVS CROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 011102 102010
112 AVS ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES 010901 104010
113 P&E SCI PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 011101 102010
114 AVS M/P ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCI (MS/PHD) 260707 104010
115 AN PH ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 260707 104010
148 ENT ENTOMOLOGY 260702 102020
150 ENTOX ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 261004 100000
163 HORT HORTICULTURE 011103 102040
180 PKG SCI PACKAGING SCIENCE 419999 101000
181 PL PATH PLANT PATHOLOGY 260305 102050
183 PL PH PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 260307 102050
405 BIOENGR BIOENGINEERING 140501 501010
410 CR E CERAMIC ENGINEERING 140601 504000
411 C M E CERAMIC AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING 140601 504000
415 CH E CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 140701 501030
420 C E CIVIL ENGINEERING 140801 500040
423 CP ENGR COMPUTER ENGINEERING 140901 500060
425 E E ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 141001 500060
440 EE&S ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & SCIENCE 141401 502000
441 EES/EHP EE&S/ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PHYSICS 141401 502000
445 I E INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 143501 503010
450 MAT S&E MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 141801 504000
455 M E MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 141901 503020
475 AUE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 149999 503020
540 PFS POLYMER AND FIBER SCIENCE 400599 504000
545 T-P-S TEXTILES, FIBER AND POLYMER SCIENCE 400599 504000
550 PTC POLYMER AND TEXTILE CHEMISTRY 400599 504000
804 BIO CH BIOCHEMISTRY 260202 100060
805 BIOC-MB BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 260202 100060
806 BOT BOTANY 260301 104020
810 BIO SC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BA) 260101 104020
811 BIO SC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 260101 104020
812 BIO M/P BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (MS/PHD) 260701 104020
815 CH BA CHEMISTRY (BA) 400501 500030
816 CH CHEMISTRY 400501 500030
818 CPINSYS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS 110401 500050
819 CPSC-BA COMPUTER SCIENCE (BA) 110101 500050
820 COMP SC COMPUTER SCIENCE 110101 500050
822 DPA DIGITAL PRODUCTION ARTS 110201 815720
825 GEN GENETICS 260804 100060
830 GEOL BA GEOLOGY (BA) 400601 502000
831 GEOL GEOLOGY 400601 502000
832 H-GEOL HYDROGEOLOGY 400699 502000
850 MATH BA MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (BA) 270101 500080
851 MATH MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 270101 500080
865 MICRO MICROBIOLOGY 260502 104020
866 MICRO-B MICROBIOLOGY (BIOMEDICINE) 260502 104020
870 PHYS BA PHYSICS (BA) 400801 500080
871 PHYS PHYSICS 400801 500080
899 ZOOL ZOOLOGY 260701 104020

 

 

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