Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) - is a new federal grant for students entering college who have completed a rigorous high school curriculum.

If you are eligible, the ACG can provide up to  $750 for the first year and up to $1,300 for the second year of undergraduate study for full-time students.  

To be eligible for an ACG each academic year, a student must:

• Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen;
• Be Pell Grant eligible
• Be enrolled at least half-time
• Be a first-year or second-year undergraduate student or a student in a certificate program of at least one year in a degree program at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution
• Have completed a rigorous secondary school program of study; and
• If first-year student—have completed secondary school after Jan. 1, 2006; not have been enrolled in ACG-eligible program while at or below age of compulsory school attendance orIf a second-year student—have completed secondary school after Jan. 1, 2005, and have at least a 3.0 grade point average as of the end of the first year of undergraduate study.
• for 1st year of eligibility or January 1, 2005 for 2nd year of eligibility

Have your high school complete the  Academic Competitiveness Grant Verification form. The high school is required to mail it back directly to Sacramento City College once they have completed the form. 

Use the following link to download the ACG Verification form