In addition to Federal and State Financial Aid, LSUA offers many academic scholarships based on academic performance, leadership, or community involvement. There are also millions of dollars available in external scholarships we would love to help you navigate.
Below you will find information on various types of scholarships, how Employer pay letters of credit work, external scholarship searching and how that is processed with LSUA; as well as various internal scholarship opportunities.
Convenient monthly payment plans are available for remaining costs after aid is applied to the student's balance.
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All LSUA on campus students are automatically considered for academic and merit-based scholarships.
Scholarship totals are awarded per year. Students in 100% online programs are not eligible for these scholarships.
Grade Point Average (GPA) | ACT 20-22 | ACT 23-25 | ACT 26+ |
2.5 - 2.9 | $500 | $750 | $1,000 |
3.0+ | $500 | $1,000 | $3,000 |
$1,500 for 3.0+ GPA*
A student who is in good standing with Phi Theta Kappa and transfers to LSUA will receive a $500/year scholarship, on top of any other academic scholarship that the student qualifies for.
In order to receive the scholarship, the student must submit documentation that he/she is a current member of Phi Theta Kappa.
To maintain the scholarship, the student must earn a minimum of 24 hours per academic year for students beginning at the start of a Fall semester, 15 hours for mid Fall starts, 12 hours for Spring starts, and 6 hours for mid Spring starts. Students must also maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Explore scholarship opportunities from the LSUA Foundation at https://www.lsuafoundation.org/scholarships .
Applications required before February 28!
Questions? Email Scholarships@lsua.edu
As we are notified of various Departmental opportunities we will post them for you below.
The Lettie Pate scholarship is awarded each semester to applicants who meet all scholarship criteria.
This scholarship is externally funded and therefore there is a limited number awarded each semester. Applications begin being accepted once registration opens for that semester and are awarded on a first come first serve basis. We encourage students to submit there application as soon as they have registered for that semester.
Awarding will begin prior to the anticipated aid period beginning for that semester.
Current eligibility criteria are as follows:
The application is located at https://www.lsua.edu/financial-aid/resources/forms-index. Please be sure to always access the application from here in order to ensure you are submitting the most recent form. Inaccurate forms will not be processed and will not hold your place in the submission line.
If you are receiving tuition assistance from your employer via letters of credit we will process those as miscellaneous scholarships on your account.
Please have your employer forward the full letter of credit to Scholarships@lsua.edu and AccountingServices@lsua.edu.
It is important we receive all pages of the letter of credit as these contain important stipulations regarding how it is to be applied based on your employer’s requirements. Some will require any gift aid (scholarships, grants, etc.) be applied prior to the credit. In that case, your award would reflect only any remaining balance after. In the event your gift aid fully covers your course, no award will be applied.
If your letter of credit amount is greater than the charges for that course, only the amount charged will be awarded.
Our Accounting office will send the invoice to your employer after the add/drop period of the term. If your employer requires an invoice prior to that, please notify AccountingServices@lsua.edu.
IMPORTANT: Once invoiced and payment is received, some employers will only pay specific charges and not others. If the payment received is less than the letter of credit and award amount, we will have to reduce your award. This can then create a balance owed back to LSUA and will be the student’s responsibility to pay.
Scholarship Databases: External Scholarship DatabasesIndividual External Scholarship opportunities: External Scholarships list
If you have been awarded a scholarship from an outside agency, Congratulations! We will process those as miscellaneous scholarships on your account once the payment has been received.
Please have your organization send the payment to Scholarships@lsua.edu. The check and payment information need to include the following:
Louisiana State University of Alexandria
Financial Aid Office, Abrams Hall 111
8200 Hwy 71 South
Alexandria, LA 71302