Types of Financial Aid

0. Federal Pell Grant (FPELL)
0. Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
0. Federal Direct Loans
0. Alternative Loans
0. Federal Parent Loans (FPLUS)
0. Federal Work-Study (FWS)
0. Institutional Scholarships
0. Enrollment Services

ACADEMIC COMPETITIVE GRANT (ACG)

• REQUIREMENTS
  • U.S. CITIZEN
  • FEDERAL PELL RECIPIENT
  • ENROLLED AS A FULLTIME STUDENT IN AN ELIGIBLE PROGRAM OF STUDY
  • NO SPECIFIC MAJOR REQUIRED
  • 1st year students must have graduated after 1/1/06 and not previously enrolled in an undergraduate program
  • 2nd year students must have graduated after 1/1/05 and have a 3.0 GPA in an eligible program
• REQUIRES COMPLETION OF A RIGOROUS H.S. CURRICULUM
  • Completion of at least two advanced placement courses with a passing test score of 3 or two International Baccalaureate courses with a passing test score of 4.
  • OR Completion of
    • 4 YEARS OF ENGLISH
    • 3 YEARS OF SCIENCE
    • 3 YEARS OF MATH
    • 3 YEARS OF SOCIAL STUDIES
    • 1 YEAR OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
  • OR Completion of
    • State Scholars Initiative
      An advanced or honors secondary Program established by the state and in existence for the 04/05 or 05/06 academic year
• US DEPT OF EDUCATION WILL NOTIFY STUDENTS OF ELIGIBILITY VIA EMAIL/ LETTER
• STUDENTS MUST SELF-CERTIFY
  • http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp
• MORGAN STATE WILL BE ALERTED VIA FLAT FILE AND NEW MESSAGE CLASSES
• MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY WILL ALSO ATTEMPT TO LOCATE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
• ACG AWARD VALUES
  • $750 MAX AWARD IN FIRST YEAR
  • $1300 MAX AWARD IN SECOND YEAR

SMART GRANTS

• REQUIREMENTS
  • U.S. CITIZEN
  • FEDERAL PELL RECIPIENT
  • ENROLLED AS A FULLTIME STUDENT IN AN ELIGIBLE PROGRAM OF STUDY
  • 3RD OR 4TH YEAR STUDENT
  • 3.0 CUMLATIVE GPA ON A 4.0 SCALE
• ELIGIBLE MAJORS
  • COMPUTER SCIENCE
  • ENGINEERING
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • LIFE SCIENCES
  • MATHEMATICS
  • PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  • DESIGNATED FOREIGN LANGUAGES
• SMART GRANTS AWARD AMOUNTS
  • $4000 IN THIRD YEAR
  • $4000 IN FOURTH YEAR

SMART grant recipients do not need to contact the office of financial aid as we will locate all eligible students and notify them in writing.