The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant is federally funded program administered by Federal Student Aid, which is an office of U.S. Department of Education.
The Grant popularly known as National Smart Grant is provided to students on basis of their academic achievements. This grant is made available to undergraduate students during their third and fourth years who have eligibility for the Federal Pell Grant and who are pursuing the major in physical sciences, or life sciences, or computer sciences, or engineering, or technology, or mathematics, or psychology, or natural resources and conservation, or foreign language ascertained crucial for national security.
Students also have to take admission in the courses essential to finish their degree program, to furnish prerequisites of the intended eligible major and also have to maintain a score of aggregate GPA of minimum 3.0 in the course required for the major. This grant is in addition to the Pell Grant received by student. Like any other grant, this grant also doesn’t have to be repaid.
Under National SMART Grant, student can avail $4000 in third and fourth years of undergraduate study but it is also mentioned that the combined amount of SMART Grant and Pell Grant should not surmount the total cost of student’s attendance. Apart from this, if eligible students’ number is large enough such that total amount of the grant exceeds the funds allocated for the year, then the amount of grant to be given to each eligible student will be lessened proportionally.
For the grant, your eligibility is a citizenship of USA, and you must be eligible for Pell Grant during the year of receiving this grant. Further you should be enrolled in the third or fourth year of an undergraduate degree course in the institution as a full time student; you should have adopted physical sciences, or life sciences, or computer sciences, or engineering, or technology, or mathematics, or psychology, or natural resources and conservation, or crucial foreign language as major subjects. Besides most important of all, you must have a GPA score of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
There are other eligibility requirements too but they will be effective from 1st July 2009 and you can view the Guide to Federal Student Aid produced by Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education for the year 2009-10.
Monday, May 3, 2010
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