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Overriding an ACG or SMART Award through Professional Judgement

When you award ACG and SMART awards to students through the Professional Judgement (PJ) page:

This section describes how to award ACG and SMART grants using Professional Judgement.

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Professional Judgement

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select Financial Aid, then select Awards, then select Award Processing, then select Invoke Professional Judgement, then select Professional Judgement

Use professional Judgement to override all ACG/SMART eligibility rules (including federal and aggregate rules) except for fiscal limits.

Access the Professional Judgement page (select Financial Aid, then select Awards, then select Award Processing, then select Invoke Professional Judgement, then select Professional Judgement). Select the Award tab.

Image: Professional Judgement page: Award tab

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Professional Judgement page: Award tab.

Professional Judgement page: Award tab

The four ACG and SMART awards are not subject to ACG/SMART eligibility limits.

Select the Status tab.

Image: Professional Judgement page: Status tab

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Professional Judgement page: Status tab.

Professional Judgement page: Status tab

The four awards are marked as assigned through Professional Judgement.