Completers Grant

The Board of Regents has approved for a limited time, a new financial aid framework, the Completers Grant, which is designed to incentivize near-completers in all majors especially to those in high demand fields such as teacher education, healthcare and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) to earn their undergraduate degrees. All degree programs are eligible for funding assistance. The Completers Grant will provide grants to students who have completed at least 90 credit hours toward their declared bachelor’s degree, or have completed at least 30 credit hours toward their declared associate degree. At Louisiana Tech University eligible students will have the ability to receive funding for no more than four consecutive quarters. Funding for the Completers Grant is made possible through the one-time Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund dollars.

Student Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible for the Completers Grant, a student must:
• Be a Louisiana resident;
• Be eligible to receive funds through CARES Act/CRRSA Act/ARP Act;
• Be meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy for receipt of Title IV aid;
• Be enrolled through the 10th class day.
• File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the academic year during which the award will be received;
• Must not have an earned bachelor’s degree;
• And meet one of the following:
• Have completed at least 90 credit hours toward their declared bachelor’s degree program;
• Have completed at least 30 credit hours toward their declared associate degree program;

Each academic year, priority shall be given to those students who are within 30 hours of completing their degree in a STEM or health care field as follows:
• First, to those students who are expected to complete their program of study/graduating in the fall 2022-2023 who have significantly depleted or who have no other sources of financial aid;
• Second, to those students who are expected to complete their program of study/graduating in the winter 2022-2023 who have significantly depleted or who have no other sources of financial aid;
• Third, to those students who are expected to complete their program of study/graduate in spring 2022-2023 who have significantly depleted or who have no other sources of financial aid;
• Fourth, to those students who are expected to complete their program of study/graduate in summer 2022-2023 who have significantly depleted or who have no other sources of financial aid.

Priority will also be given to students who:
• Have exhausted federal grant and state aid eligibility (TOPS, Go Grant, etc.).
• Have limited availability for federal aid and other sources of aid.

LOSFA Q&A can be found here: https://mylosfa.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/Completers-QnA.pdf

Keywords: Graduating, Senior