INSTRUCTIONS 
Please read the information below; scroll down to complete the online scholarship application and submit applicable documents.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this scholarship program is to provide a one-time award of $1,500 to twelve high school seniors who will be attending their first year of college. Recipients will be selected from public high schools throughout Louisiana.

SELECTION PROCESS
Recipients of the LAFEPA scholarship award will be selected by the LAFEPA Scholarship Committee.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Recipients of the LAFEPA scholarship will be selected based upon the following criteria:
     • Official high school transcript from fall semester 2024 signed by school counselor (20 points)
     • Extracurricular activities/leadership roles within the community or church (5 points)
     • Three letters of recommendation – one each from the candidate’s principal (or assistant principal), a              previous or current teacher, and one from a community representative (15 points)
     • Financial need as described in a one page double-spaced narrative (30 points) 
     • A one-page essay outlining the candidate’s future goals and ambitions (30 points)

SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT
The scholarship will be made in full payable to the student. It is the responsibility of each scholarship recipient to present verification of enrollment and a tuition invoice from the institution to the Scholarship Chairperson. The scholarship will be disbursed when the president and treasurer approve the required documentation.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
The student’s application and companion forms must be submitted online by Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

EMAIL APPLICATION FORM
If you prefer to fill out a hard copy of the application and email it in, please click on one of the links below to download and print the scholarship application. 

After completing the application, simply scan it and email it with all required documents to stephanie_rogers@camsch.org. 

Please place "LAFEPA Scholarship" in the subject line. 

Scholarship Application (Word document)
Scholarship Application (PDF)

IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you can't see the online application below, please print out the application by clicking on one of the links above, fill it out, and mail it in to the address on the application.