Carol Christopher First Generation Endowed Scholarship

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

• Recipient(s) must be a resident of Louisiana

• Recipient(s) must be an undergraduate first-generation college student (i.e., neither custodial parent(s) nor legal guardian(s) have earned a college degree) with remaining financial need after deducting Estimated Family Contribution and all federal/state/institutional grant or scholarship aid from student’s Cost of Attendance and/or students, whether first-generation or not, awarded the federal Pell grant.

• Recipient(s) must meet university standards for acceptance at the University of Louisiana Monroe, must be admitted to the university, and must be pursuing their first undergraduate degree.

• Scholarship may be renewed if a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is maintained. The scholarship may be renewed up to a maximum of seven semesters for an incoming freshman only.

• All other classifications will receive the scholarship for the remaining semesters required to complete a four-year degree.

• Recipient(s) must have a minimum ACT score of 21 and a 3.0 high school GPA.
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The University of Louisiana at Monroe TRiO Programs Office will select recipient(s). The name of recipient(s) shall be forwarded to the Scholarship Office as soon as selection is made.