The Louisiana Go Grant is a need-based financial aid program aimed at making college more affordable for students from moderate- and low-income families. Louisiana resident students who are eligible for and receive the federal Pell Grant may also be eligible for a Go Grant. The grant helps cover the difference between the actual cost of attending a public or private college in Louisiana and the amount of a student’s Pell Grant award.

Go Grant (Louisiana's new need-based award)  

• Louisiana residents only
• first time freshman or 25 years of older out of higher education for at least three years
• awarded federal Pell Grant
• Education Cost Gap greater than $0
• $2000 for full-time student;$1000 for part-time student

• Go Grant
  Louisiana’s Need Based Student Financial Assistance Program
  Student Eligibility Framework

• Enrollment criteria

• Louisiana resident admitted and enrolled, beginning Fall 2007, as a certificate or degree-seeking undergraduate student at a Louisiana public or private (LAICU) college or university: (1) as a first time freshman or (2) aged 25 or older and not having enrolled in a college or university in credit bearing courses for at least one academic year.

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• Financial need criteria

  Financial need is based on information reported on the FAFSA. Student must be awarded the federal Pell grant. Student must have an Education Cost Gap (ECG) greater than zero.

  The ECG is calculated as follows:

  Fulltime Student Tuition and mandatory fees
  	plus (+)
  $2,000 for textbooks, supplies, materials and other related education expenses
  	minus (-)
  Federal Pell grant
  Education Cost Gap

   

• Annual Award amount

  $2,000	Full-time students
  $1,000	Half-time students
  $500	less than Half-time students

  Renewal eligibility criteria

  Student eligibility will be reevaluated annually, using the ECG formula, for students with continued Pell eligibility who meet satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution (consistent with federal guidelines).

   

   

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The Go Grant award for full-time students is $2,000 per academic year. Eligible part-time students may receive up to $1,000 per year.