UL Lafayette is expanding its Louisiana Legacy Scholarship, a longstanding program that offers in-state tuition rates to students from other states with a parent who graduated from UL Lafayette.
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The new program is available to students who have met admissions requirements and have enrolled at UL Lafayette.
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The Louisiana Legacy Scholarship has an annual value of $13,728.
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The name of the parent who graduated from a Louisiana college or university must appear on the student小蝌蚪APP檚 birth certificate.
Student applicants should submit a cover letter, the documents, their name, ULID, and cell phone number to the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 Office of the Registrar.
The information can be faxed, emailed, mailed, or delivered in person.
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