Mary Ellen Soignier Stapleton Endowed Scholarship

To qualify for the scholarship, a recipient must meet the following:

A. Recipient(s) may be a full-time or part-time student pursuing a degree in the College of Business and Social Sciences who has achieved sophomore classification or higher.

B. Recipient(s) must be a Louisiana resident who has completed prior education (high school, home school equivalent, or college) in the state of Louisiana.

C. Recipient(s) must work a minimum of 20 hours per week and submit a letter of recommendation from their employer(s) confirming their work schedule(s).

D. A university student must have a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA in college courses.

E. Scholarship is renewable if a 3.0 minimum GPA is maintained. The scholarship may be renewed for the remaining semesters required to complete a four-year degree. Students must apply annually for the scholarship even if awarded in a prior year.