For Louisiana Residents
Tulane awards several millions of dollars in financial aid to Louisiana students every single year. Louisiana students qualify for more than ten different merit-based scholarships in addition to need-based scholarships, grants and loans.
Tulane's Focus Louisiana program is a set of financial and admission-related initiatives aimed to encourage prospective students from Louisiana to explore the opportunities available at Tulane. Tulane offers guarenteed admission to Louisiana students who meet certain academic and curricular qualifications.
Louisiana residents are eligible for significant merit scholarships including:
The John Hainkel Louisiana Scholars Award is the most comprehensive merit award offered by the Office of Admission. This competitive academic award covers the full cost of tuition, fees, room, board, and an $800 stipend for the cost of books and supplies. The scholarship is available only to entering freshmen and is renewable for four years (five years if the student enrolls in the School of Architecture). Continued eligibility requires the student to maintain a minimum 3.00 grade point average and continuous enrollment at Tulane University as a full-time undergraduate. A separate application for this scholarship is required and due with the completed application for admission by December 15.
The Valedictorian Scholarship is awarded to any valedictorian graduating from a Louisiana high school who qualifies for admission. The award is valued at $5,000 per year and is renewable for four years, (five years if the student enrolls in the School of Architecture), if the student maintains a minimum 3.00 grade point average and continuous enrollment at Tulane as a full-time undergraduate. The money can be applied to tuition, room, or board. The scholarship competition is available only to entering freshmen who have been officially designated by their secondary school as the school's valedictorian. If a school designates more than one valedictorian and more than one valedictorian chooses to attend Tulane, the $5,000 will be divided equally among these students. The form must be submitted by the student's school after final semester grades have been awarded.
The Tulane Book Award program will award up to 100 "Book Awards" (one per secondary school) to students who are nominated by their high school counselor or principal for outstanding academic achievement and community service.
In addition to these initiatives, Tulane continues to sponsor the Legislative Scholarship and Mayoral Scholarship (New Orleans residents only) programs. These require a separate application which you can obtain from your college counseling office or via the links above. Louisiana residents who demonstrate financial need may also be considered for additional Tulane-awarded need-based aid.
Louisiana residents may also apply the Louisiana TOPS Award (Tuition Opportunity Program for Students) toward the cost of attending Tulane. The TOPS award typically totals $15,000 over four years, or approximately $3750 per year.
If you have any questions about this information, or about Tulane in general, please feel free to contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission by calling (504) 865 - 5731 or (800) 873 - 9283, or by emailing us at undergrad.admission@tulane.edu. You may also contact our Louisiana program coordinator, Valerie Timmers.
