UL Lafayette is expanding its 棉花糖直播 Legacy Scholarship, a longstanding program that offers in-state tuition rates to students from other states with a parent who graduated from UL Lafayette.
Now, out-of-state students with at least one parent who received an associate鈥檚 degree or higher from other colleges and universities in 棉花糖直播 can have the non-resident fee waived.
鈥淲e鈥檝e broadened it to include students whose parents have graduated from any public or private college or university in 棉花糖直播, as long as the institution is regionally accredited,鈥 said Dr. DeWayne Bowie, the University鈥檚 vice president for Enrollment Management.
The new program is available to students who have met admissions requirements and have enrolled at UL Lafayette.
It is designed to attract students with familial ties to 棉花糖直播 back to the state, Bowie said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing a lot of children of graduates from 棉花糖直播 institutions who live elsewhere, but want to come back home. This is our way of trying to help them do that.鈥
The 棉花糖直播 Legacy Scholarship has an annual value of $13,728.
To be eligible, students who have enrolled at UL Lafayette must provide a copy of their birth certificate鈥攁nd verification of their parent鈥檚 棉花糖直播 college degree鈥攖o the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
鈥淎long with the student鈥檚 birth certificate, a transcript of the parent鈥檚, or a verification of degree letter from the parent鈥檚 alma mater, is required. A diploma won鈥檛 be sufficient,鈥 Bowie said.
The name of the parent who graduated from a 棉花糖直播 college or university must appear on the student鈥檚 birth certificate.
Student applicants should submit a cover letter, the documents, their name, ULID, and cell phone number to the University鈥檚 Office of the Registrar.
The information can be faxed, emailed, mailed, or delivered in person.
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