Office of Financial Aid
National SMART Grant

An eligible student may receive a National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (National SMART Grant) of $4,000 for each of the third and fourth academic years of study. To be eligible for each academic year, a student must:

• Be a U.S. citizen;
  
• Be a Federal Pell Grant recipient;
  
• Be enrolled full-time in a degree program;
  
• Be enrolled in a four-year degree-granting institution;
  
• Major in physical, life or computer science, engineering, mathematics, technology, or a critical foreign language as listed in the USDE Eligible Fields of Study; and
  
• Have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale (as set forth in regulations to be promulgated soon) in the coursework required for the student’s major.
  

• May 2006
  Interim regulations for National SMART Grants will be made available for institutional review.
• November 2006
  Final regulations should be received by November 1, 2006. Pell eligible students pursuing degrees in an eligible major will be notified of their award.
• December 2006
  The USDE will allow us to be reimbursed for any SMART Grant funds placed on student accounts.
• January 2007
  Final 0607 software was loaded into the Test account for Smart Grants.
• February 2007
  The Financial Aid Office will begin testing in the test account for Smart Grants. Testing resulted in discovering a bug in the software delivered by our software vendor, Datatel. We are waiting for a fix to be installed by our IT Department.
• March 2007
  The Financial Aid Office will begin testing in the test account for Smart Grants. Testing resulted in the discovery of a bug in the software delivered by our software vendor, Datatel. We are waiting for a fix to be installed by our IT Department.Troy University will verify student eligibility (major, cumulative GPA, and full-time enrollment status) and Student Financial Services (Student Accounts) will place funds on students accounts after the bug is fixed.
  

Office of Financial Aid
134 Adams Administration Building
Troy, Alabama 36082
Phone: 1-800-414-5756
Assistance Available 24 Hours A Day/7 Days A Week