$790 Million New Grants for College
Students for 2006-2007
There is a total of $790 million in grants available for Pell Grant-eligible students for school year 2006-2007! These grants are available through the Academic Competitiveness Grants and the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants, as announced by the US Secretary of Education.
It is estimated that there are approximately 500,000 students who will qualify to receive these grants. These grants provide further incentives for students to take more challenging courses that are in high demand such as science, math, technology, engineering and critical foreign languages. For more information visit: http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov.
(Source: www.ed.gov./news/pressreleases2006) |
