Financial Aid - TOPS Eligibility

Louisiana's Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) is a comprehensive program of state Scholarships administered by the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA). TOPS has four components: the Opportunity, Performance, Honor Awards and Teacher Award. TOPS provides tuition assistance and in some cases, cash stipends, through the Opportunity, Performance and Honor Award to qualifying students. The Teacher Award provides loans in amounts of $4,000 to $6,000 per year; these loans are forgiven if certain teaching requirements are met.

Each component of TOPS has specific ACT score and high school grade point average requirements. All components require 16.5 core units of high school work. To obtain additional TOPS information, contact the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance at 1-800-259-5626 ext. 1012, or visit their web site at www.osfa.state.la.us. To apply for TOPS, or renew your current TOPS scholarship, you must complete the current Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and submit it to the federal processor or apply through the internet US Dept. of Education: FAFSA on the Web by April 15th.

TOPS will not cover the entire tuition and fees at Our Lady of the Lake College; therefore students are responsible for outstanding balances.

Click on the link above to visit the TOPS web site.