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| The purpose of this program is to provide a need-based component to the state’s financial aid plan to support nontraditional and low to moderate-income students who need additional aid to afford the cost of attending college. The award amount ranges from $200 to $2,000 annually. |
To be eligible for a Louisiana Go Grant, a student must:
- Be a Louisiana Resident;*
- File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);
- Receive a federal Pell grant or a financial need grant;
- Have an Education Cost Gap (ECG) greater than $199 (For information on calculating
the ECG, refer to the Go
Grant Q&A at the bottom of this page, questions 12 - 18.);
- Be a student enrolled in an eligible Louisiana institution on a part-time or full-time basis who:
- Entered college as a first time freshman during academic year 2007-2008
or later; OR
- Entered college as a first time freshman during the 2007-08 academic year or later and have become eligible for a federal Pell grant or financial need grant after the freshman year: OR
- Be age 25 or older and have entered college as a first time freshman before the 2007-08 academic year and have had a break in enrollment of at least two consecutive semesters, not including a summer semester or term, immediately preceding the period of enrollment for which the student is being considered for receipt of a grant.
- Any student who was a first time freshman beginning with the 2007-08
academic year or later who was not initially Pell eligible, but subsequently
becomes Pell eligible then also qualifies for a Go Grant award.
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Eligible students will receive the following award amounts per year:
- Full-time (normally 12 hours at semester schools and 8 hours at quarter
schools) - the actual amount of the ECG or $2,000 whichever is less (Program
Full Time students, defined as enrolled in a degree program where less than
12 semester hours or 8 term hours is considered full time, are also eligible
for full time award amount.)
- Half-time (normally 6-11 hours at semester schools and 4-7 hours at quarter
schools) - the actual amount of the ECG or $1,000 whichever is less
- Less than half-time (normally less than 6 hours at semester schools and
less than 4 hours at quarter schools) - the actual amount of the ECG or $500
whichever is less
- Must file a FAFSA or the Renewal Application at least annually
- Continue receiving a Pell or a financial need grant
- Have an ECG greater than $199. ***See Calculation Instructions Above.
- Maintain steady academic progress as defined by the institution in which the student is
enrolled in accordance with the federal Higher Education Act of 1965. The maximum annual
award is $2,000 and the award can be renewed for subsequent years to a maximum lifetime
award of $10,000 per student.
*Residency:
Louisiana resident as of the day the FAFSA is filed and Louisiana is the student’s true
and fixed domicile as reported on the FAFSA. If student’s state of residence on the FAFSA is not
reported as LA, but a dependent student claims that a non-custodial parent is a Louisiana resident, or
that parents are Louisiana residents living out of state, LOSFA will determine residency based on the
completion, by the parents, of a residency affidavit.
Residency for displaced students:
Special provisions have been made to assist students affected
by the natural disasters of August and September 2005. See complete details in GO Grant rules
and/or the GO Grant residency affidavit for students with a Louisiana Distance Diploma using the link
at the bottom of this page.
** Students should check with the financial aid office at the school they plan to attend to determine award distribution, e.g., first come, first served; priority to incoming students; or another method in line with the school’s priority order.
Go
Grant Program Rules (Chapter Twelve of the Scholarship and Grant Program Rules)
Go
Grant Tuition and Fees
Louisiana’s GO Grant Program Affidavit of Residency
Louisiana’s
GO Grant Program Affidavit of Residency (For Students Graduating From High School
in 2007, 2008 and 2009 WHO WERE DISPLACED BY THE 2005 HURRICANES)
Go
Grant Questions and Answers
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