2012-2013 Louisiana Go Grant Program *	Education...Go for more!
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 maximum award is $1,000.00.
*NOTE: The Program information outlined below remains effective for Spring 2013 only. To view the Louisiana Go Grant Program criteria for the next Academic Year (2013-2014), click here. Louisiana Go Grant Eligibility Change: On March 19, 2012, the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission approved an administrative rule change regarding the eligibility requirement for students 25 years old or older. This rule change deletes the requirement that a student 25 years old or older must have a break in enrollment of at least two semesters to be eligible to receive a Go Grant.

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 remaining financial need greater than "0" after deducting the student's Expected Family Contribution and Federal Pell Grant Award from their Cost of Attendance. Due to limited funding, awards are not guaranteed to all eligible students.
• Be a student enrolled in an eligible Louisiana institution on a part-time, half-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.
• 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.

Award amounts to eligible students are based on the total Go Grant appropriation and could vary with each academic year.

Award Amounts for the 2012-2013 Academic Year:

• Full-time (normally 12 hours at semester schools and 8 hours at quarter schools) - (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.) - $1,000.00
• Half-time (normally 6-11 hours at semester schools and 4-7 hours at quarter schools) - $500.00
• Less than half-time (normally less than 6 hours at semester schools and less than 4 hours at quarter schools) - $250.00

• Must file a FAFSA or the Renewal Application at least annually
• Continue receiving a Pell or a financial need grant
• Have remaining financial need greater than "0". 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 for 2012-2013 is $1,000.00 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.

Student status regarding LOSFA Programs can be monitored on the Louisiana Award System. To create an account, visit the following link:

  Go Grant Program Rules (Chapter Twelve of the Scholarship and Grant Program Rules)

  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)

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