Undergraduate Scholarships for Louisiana Residents
Minimum Criteria
First-Time Freshmen
(Fewer than 12 semester hours of college course work completed and have no need for remedial course work in English or Math)
| Scholarship |
Qualifier |
Award |
Chancellor Scholarship |
27 or higher ACT (SAT I 1210 or higher) and 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA |
Full in-state tuition if not covered by TOPS, $500 book allowance, full meal stipend, $4420 credit toward on-campus housing |
Decennial Scholarship |
23 or higher ACT (SAT I 1060) and 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA |
Full in-state tuition and ½ meal stipend or, if tuition covered by TOPS, full meal stipend and $500 book allowance |
Lafitte Scholarship |
26 or higher ACT (SAT I 1170 or higher) and 2.7-2.99 cumulative GPA |
Full in-state tuition and ½ meal stipend or, if tuition covered by TOPS, full meal stipend and $500 book allowance |
Regents Scholarship |
26 or higher ACT (SAT I 1170 or higher) and 2.5-2.69 cumulative GPA |
½ in-state tuition or, if tuition covered by TOPS, ½ meal stipend and $500 book allowance |
Napoleon Scholarship |
23-25 ACT (SAT I 1060-1160) and 2.7-2.99 cumulative GPA |
½ in-state tuition or, if tuition covered by TOPS, ½ meal stipend and $500 book allowance |
Claiborne Scholarship |
23-25 ACT (SAT I 1060-1160) and 2.5-2.69 cumulative GPA |
$500 book allowance or $4420 housing credit |
Privateer Scholarship |
20-22 ACT (SAT I 940-1050) and 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA |
$500 book allowance or $4420 housing credit |
Transfer Students
(18 or more semester hours of transferable college course work completed and no need for remedial course work in English or Math)*
| Scholarship |
Qualifier |
Award |
Lafitte Scholarship |
3.5 minimum cumulative GPA |
Full in-state tuition and ½ meal stipend, or if tuition covered by TOPS, $500 book allowance and meal stipend |
Regents Scholarship |
3.0-3.49 cumulative GPA |
½ in-state tuition or, if tuition covered by TOPS, ½ meal stipend and $500 book allowance |
Additional Scholarships
| Scholarship |
Award |
Talent Scholarships |
Ranging from ½ in-state tuition to full tuition, room, meal stipend and book allowance based upon major,
talent, eligibility for admission and recommendation of department |
Elysian Ensemble and Urban Leadership Awards |
Ranging from $600 stipend to ½ in-state tuition based upon service, leadership and nomination of department |
Valedictorian of high school senior class |
$2000 one-time only stipend |
Salutatorian of high school senior class |
$1000 one-time only stipend |
Adventure Abroad Scholarship for high achieving entering freshmen |
$2000 credit toward a UNO summer study abroad program the summer before the student's junior year in college |
Students who meet the above criteria will automatically
be considered for a scholarship if an application
for admission, test scores and transcripts are on file by the
January 15th priority date. There is no special scholarship application
to be filed and letters of recommendation and essays are not
required.
Undergraduate students who obtain scholarships under these criteria must maintain full time status each
academic year with a minimum UNO cumulative GPA of 2.75 to retain the scholarship
