TOPS Scholarships at Loyola

TOPS (Taylor Opportunity Program for Students) is a program of state scholarships for Louisiana residents whose high school achievement earns them a TOPS Scholarship. The three different award components of the TOPS Program are: TOPS Opportunity Award, TOPS Performance Award and the TOPS Honors Award.  TOPS awards can be applied to the cost of attending Loyola. (NOTE: TOPS Tech Awards CAN NOT be used at Loyola).

 Value of TOPS Scholarship at Loyola

Under Louisiana's TOPS Program, students who attend private colleges and universities receive the weighted average tuition of the TOPS recipients who attend state colleges and universities. The Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission annually establishes the value of the TOPS tuition scholarship.

The projected value of the annual TOPS tuition award for the 2009-2010 academic year is $2,770 (or $1,385 per semester)

The annual TOPS tuition award for the 2008-2009 year was $2,686 (or $1,343 per semester).

The annual TOPS tuition award for the 2007-2008 academic year was $2,676 (or $1,338 per semester)

The annual TOPS tuition award for the 2006-2007 academic year was $2,658 (or $1,329 per semester).

The annual TOPS tuition award was $2,652 for the 2005-2006 academic year (or $1,326 per semester)

The annual TOPS tuition award was $2,582 for the 2004-2005 academic year (or $1,291 per semester).

During the 2003-2004 academic year, the basic TOPS tuition awards were $2,510 per year or $1,255 per semester. TOPS awards for the 2002-2003 academic year were valued at $2,452 per year or $1,226 per semester. TOPS awards for the 2001-2002 academic year were valued at $1,223 per semester or $2,446 for the academic year.

Award Disbursement and Reporting

Loyola can not bill the state for TOPS funds until 14 days after classes begin. The state then sends one master check for all TOPS recipients. Loyola will then credit individual student's accounts. Loyola must send a mid-year report to the State Office of Financial Assistance on the academic progress of all TOPS recipients. All recipients are responsible for understanding the requirements for renewing their TOPS awards.

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