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FranU 2024-25 Academic Catalog > Financial Aid and Scholarships > State Aid Programs

State Aid Programs

The Office of Financial Aid is located on the second floor of St. Francis Hall.

Office of Financial Aid
5414 Brittany Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Telephone: (225) 526-1714, Toll Free (877) 242-3509
Email: Financial.Aid@franu.edu
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Louisiana Go Grant: The Louisiana Go Grant is a need-based financial aid program aimed at making college more affordable for students from moderate to low-income families. Louisiana resident students who are eligible for and receive the Federal Pell Grant may be eligible for a Go Grant. The grant helps cover the difference between the actual cost of attending a public or private college in Louisiana and the amount of a student’s Pell Grant award. Student are required to enroll at least 1/2 time to be considered for the LA Go Grant.  Full-time students (12 or more hours) are eligible for $1500 per term. Part-time students (6-11 hours) are eligible for $750 per term.  Actual awards vary from year to year based on available funds. 

Louisiana’s Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS): TOPS provides Louisiana high school graduates a merit-based scholarship to apply to tuition costs at most colleges and universities in Louisiana. Students are required to meet deadlines and requirements made by the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) in order to receive the award. A summary of the criteria for eligibility and retention of a TOPS scholarship is available on the LOSFA website. TOPS funding at FranU will be the weighted average tuition at comparable private schools. Currently,  the base amount of TOPS at FranU is $2859 per term.

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Benefits: VR helps persons with disabilities obtain skills and other resources needed to obtain a job, maintain it, and develop a lifetime career. Students are encouraged to apply if they have a disability which causes them difficulty in preparing for, finding, or sustaining employment. Applications for services are accepted at the time an individual with a disability reaches or nears the minimum age of legal employability. To be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, the individual must:

• Have a physical or mental disability which, for the individual, constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment; and
• Be able to benefit from the vocational rehabilitation services in terms of employment; and
• Require vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, enter, engage in, or retain gainful employment.

Applications for VR Benefits must be made directly with the Baton Rouge Vocational Rehabilitation Office at (225) 295-8900.