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Download full textLouisiana Board of Regents, 2023
The Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (subsequently renamed the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, also known as TOPS), Louisiana's merit-based student aid program, was created via Act 1375 of the 1997 Regular Legislative Session. The first freshman class to receive TOPS awards entered postsecondary education in the fall of 1998. Act…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, State Aid, College Students
Direct linkGraciela I. Perez Nunez – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Talented students from underserved backgrounds face many barriers to attaining higher education. Two of the most significant impediments are the low quality of primary and secondary schools they attend and the lack of access to top-tier universities providing sufficient financial aid and targeted support. Lower levels of educational attainment are…
Descriptors: Early Admission, College Students, Low Income Students, High Achievement
