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The Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant is a federal grant for undergraduate students who have not yet earned a bachelor's degree. Student applicants must meet eligibility requirements to receive federal student aid, meet satisfactory academic progress requirements and meet eligibility criteria below. The Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant is a form of gift aid that does not have to be repaid.
NOTE: The Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant will not be funded effective 2011-2012 (starting Summer Quarter 2011).
Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant Overview |
| How to Apply |
Student must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). |
| Eligibility Criteria |
- Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient.
- Be a freshman (who never previously enrolled in an undergraduate program while enrolled in a secondary school program) or a sophomore.
- If a freshman, have completed WSU College Preparatory Curriculum from a secondary school program of study and graduated from high school after January 1, 2006.
- If a sophomore, have completed WSU College Preparatory Curriculum from a secondary school program of study and graduated high school after January 1, 2005 and have at least a 3.0 cumulative college GPA (based on a 4.0 scale).
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| Annual Award Maximums* |
- For a freshman: $750
- For a sophomore: $1,300
NOTE: The amount paid to the student's account will vary by enrollment. See "Aid Adjustments" on our Disbursing Aid page for more information. |
| Enrollment Requirement |
Student must be enrolled at least half-time (at least 6 undergraduate credit hours). |
| Disbursement |
For a given term, grant funds are disbursed no sooner than 10 days prior to the student's first attend date. Funds are applied directly to the student's account. If the student's account is paid in full and any Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant funds remain, the Office of the Bursar will issue the remaining grant funds to the student in the form of a refund. |
| *A student can receive the award maximum only once as a freshman and once as a sophomore, and a student may not receive Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant funds from more than one school at the same time. As a result, a student who receives a portion of their award maximum at another school may not qualify for their entire award maximum at WSU. A freshman is defined as a student who has between 0 and 44 undergraduate credit hours earned/transferred to WSU. A sophomore is defined as a student who has between 45 and 89 undergraduate credit hours earned/transferred to WSU. |
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