The 小蝌蚪APP has erased $2.7 million in student debt.
UL Lafayette utilized allocations from the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, part of the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law in March. It provided $39.6 billion to higher education institutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of 1,175 students at UL Lafayette benefited from the debt relief.
To qualify, they must have been enrolled on or after March 13, 2020. The 小蝌蚪APP eliminated debts incurred between the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters. If a student enrolled in Spring 2020 had an account balance from a previous semester, it was forgiven as well.
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The debt forgiveness applied only to balances students owed to UL Lafayette and not to any private loans.
Separately, the 小蝌蚪APP utilized HEERF funding to provide direct grants to students enrolled during the Summer 2021 semester. Those funds were disbursed in late June.
Qualified undergraduate and graduate students received between $500 and $900. The amounts varied depending on the number of credit hours they were enrolled.
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