Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise Scholarship

Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise Scholarship Program (LA GATOR)

These scholarships provide parents with an account that allows them to customize their child’s education. The scholarship accounts can be used for school tuition and fees, tutoring, educational therapies, textbooks and curricula, dual enrollment courses, and uniforms.

Eligibility: Eligibility for the LA GATOR program will be implemented in three phases. A timeline has not been established for when the phases will begin, or the duration of each phase. Students are eligible to participate through in-person, virtual education or through a hybrid approach utilizing both in-person and virtual, or remote, education options. During the first phase, initial eligibility is determined by the student meeting one of four criteria: : (1) participation in the Student Scholarships in Educational Excellence Program for the previous school year; (2) the student is entering kindergarten; (3) enrollment in a public school for the previous school year; or (4) the student is from a family with a total income not exceeding 250% of the Federal Poverty Level ($78,000 for a family of four in 2024–2025). Students participating in the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, an existing Louisiana choice voucher program, receive priority for the LA GATOR program during phase one.

According to the Louisiana Department of Education page regarding that older program, “To be eligible for a scholarship, students must have a family income that does not exceed 250% of the federal poverty line and must either be entering kindergarten or be enrolled in a public school with a C, D, F, or T letter grade during the year in which they apply.” The T letter grade refers to public schools in the Recovery School District.  The Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program will be administered through the end of the 2024–2025 school year, and effective June 30, 2025, no further scholarships will be awarded through the program. That program is set to repeal one year after the LA GATOR program is funded.  In phase two of the LA GATOR program, students can qualify for the program if they are entering kindergarten, were enrolled in a public school in the previous school year, or are from a family with a household income not exceeding 400% of the Federal Poverty Level ($124,800 for a family of four in 2024).

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP?

To learn more and apply, visit doe.louisiana.gov.

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