NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ACCESS TO RETAIN
TALENT GRANT OR NATIONAL (SMART) GRANT

A National SMART Grant will provide up to $4,000 for
each of the third and fourth years of undergraduate study
to full-time students who are U.S. citizens, eligible for
a Federal Pell Grant, and majoring in physical, life, or
computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering
or in a foreign language determined critical to national security.

The student must also have maintained a cumulative grade point average
(GPA) of at least 3.0 in coursework required for the major.
The National SMART Grant award is in addition to the student’s Pell Grant award.
 
To be eligible to receive a National SMART Grant, you must be able to answer YES
to all of the following questions:

-Are you a US citizen?

- Are you eligible to receive a Pell Grant?

- Are you enrolled as a full-time third or fourth year student
in a baccalaureate degree program?

- Do you have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average?

- Are you currently enrolled in an eligible major in one of the following categories:

 Computer Science
 Engineering
 Critical Foreign Languages
 Life Sciences
 Mathematics
 Physical Sciences
 Technology 
 Multidisciplinary Studies

If you could not answer YES to all of the above questions,
you DO NOT qualify to receive a National SMART Grant.

However, you may still qualify to receive other types of federal student
financial aid. Make sure that you have completed a FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

For more information call: 1-800-USA-LEARN
Cut your monthly student loan payment by up to 60%

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