麻豆夜市 is expanding its Louisiana Legacy Scholarship, a longstanding program that offers in-state tuition rates to students from other states with a parent who graduated from 麻豆夜市.
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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 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 麻豆夜市.
It is designed to attract students with familial ties to Louisiana back to the state, Bowie said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing a lot of children of graduates from Louisiana institutions who live elsewhere, but want to come back home. This is our way of trying to help them do that.鈥
The Louisiana Legacy Scholarship has an annual value of $13,728.
To be eligible, students who have enrolled at 麻豆夜市 must provide a copy of their birth certificate鈥攁nd verification of their parent鈥檚 Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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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