Sciences & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant

A National SMART Grant will provide up to $4,000 for each of the third and fourth years of undergraduate study to students who meet the follow requirements:

• Applicants must be Pell Eligible
• U.S. citizenship is required
• Applicants must be enrolled full-time (12 credits or more) to receive the full award amount. Applicants enrolled between 11 and 5.5 credits will received a prorated award amount.
• Applicants must have completed less than 120 credits of collegiate studies
• Applicants must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better

Eligible Majors

Applicants must be completing one of the following majors to be considered eligible to receive a SMART grant:

Agricultural Engineering Animal Ecology Aerospace Engineering Agricultural Biochemistry Agronomy Animal Science Animal Science (Pre Vet) Biochemistry Biology Biological Systems Engineering Biology (Agriculture) Biophysics Botany Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemistry Computer Science Construction Engineering Computer Engineering

Culinary Science Dairy Science Dairy Science (Pre Vet) Engineering Applications Electrical Engineering Engineering Operations Engineering Science Earth Science Engineering (undeclared) Entomology ENSCS - Environmental Sciences (LAS) Forestry Genetics (LAS) Genetics (Agriculture) Geology Horticulture Industrial Engineering Industrial Technology

Mechanical Engineering Materials Engineering Math Metallurgical Engineering Microbiology Meteorology Nutritional Science (Agriculture) Nutritional Science Pre-Computer Science Pest Management Physics Plant Health and Protection Software Engineering Seed Science Statistics World Languages and Cultures Zoology (Agriculture)

Annual Award

The maximum Sciences & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant award is $4,000.

Application Process

All eligible students will be considered for the SMART Grant after completing the FAFSA.