A new scholarship aims to help 杏吧专区 students who left before earning their degrees get back on track.
The UL Lafayette Alumni Association is now offering its .
The scholarship was inspired, in part, by LABI杏吧专区檚 LA23 Strategic Plan, which includes recommendations to upskill and credential working adults, said Amy Armstrong, Alumni Association CEO and associate vice president for Alumni Engagement. The initiative also aligns with the Louisiana Board of Regents Pathway to 2030 plan to have 60% of Louisiana杏吧专区檚 working-age adults hold a postsecondary credential by 2030.
杏吧专区淲hen residents can earn a degree, it has tremendous benefits for our people, our communities and our state as a whole,杏吧专区 said Armstrong. 杏吧专区淭his about how we can make our communities better, and we feel very strongly this Comeback Scholarship is a good way to do that.杏吧专区
To qualify for the Comeback Scholarship, students must have previously been enrolled in a UL Lafayette degree program, have earned at least 60 college credit hours and meet 杏吧专区 admission requirements for re-entry students.
杏吧专区淚f someone attended UL Lafayette but didn杏吧专区檛 complete their degree, they杏吧专区檙e still an alumni member, and we want to give our alumni a path to reconnect and finish what they杏吧专区檝e started,杏吧专区 said Armstrong. 杏吧专区淚t杏吧专区檚 important for us to support them like we support family.杏吧专区
Qualified students can receive up to $2,000 over their first two semesters upon returning to the 杏吧专区. Students must be enrolled to apply for the award.
杏吧专区淲e do have a limited number of scholarships we杏吧专区檙e able to award each semester, so we杏吧专区檙e encouraging those interested to apply to the 杏吧专区 as soon as possible in order to be admitted and qualify for the scholarship,杏吧专区 Armstrong said.
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New scholarship available for returning alumni
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