February is Financial Aid Awareness Month
Complete Rules and Guidelines
can be viewed and printed for more information.
can be viewed and printed for more information.
What is your college
game plan?
Enter Lela’s Cash for College Essay/Video Scholarship Contest for a chance to win one of several scholarships, including TWO $1,500 grand prizes—one for the winning essay and one for the video!
Submit an original essay (min. 500 words) or a video (1-3 minutes) telling us about your goals and plans for college. You’ve worked hard to get here and we know you’re excited. Be creative—you could win big! You may answer these questions in your essay or video or tell us more:
- Where do you plan to go to college?
- How will you pay tuition?
- Why is earning a degree important to you?
Or
Mail to:
Lela
Cash for College Essay/Video
Scholarship Contest
2237 South Acadian Thwy. Suite 650
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Lela
Cash for College Essay/Video
Scholarship Contest
2237 South Acadian Thwy. Suite 650
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Upload your video to your personal YouTube account that you can create at www.YouTube.com.
- Copy the URL (weblink), click on the "Submit your Video" button, and paste the copied URL in the "What's your College Game Plan" field
Explore other students’ game plans on Lela’s YouTube channel.
Deadline: March 31, 2013
THE STORY OF FAAM
In 2002, the Louisiana Education Loan Authority (Lela), a division of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, launched what would become an annual statewide outreach campaign entitled "Financial Aid Awareness Month" (FAAM). The purpose of FAAM is to inform and educate Louisiana high school seniors and their families that college is attainable and that there are numerous sources of financial aid options available, as well as to remind them that February is the key time to begin the application process in order to be considered for all aid programs offered at state and federal levels. Lela is Louisiana's non-profit resource for college planning whose mission is to develop projects and programs that provide resources for college planning and statewide initiatives to insure students’ success on their path to and during college.
In 2002, the Louisiana Education Loan Authority (Lela), a division of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, launched what would become an annual statewide outreach campaign entitled "Financial Aid Awareness Month" (FAAM). The purpose of FAAM is to inform and educate Louisiana high school seniors and their families that college is attainable and that there are numerous sources of financial aid options available, as well as to remind them that February is the key time to begin the application process in order to be considered for all aid programs offered at state and federal levels. Lela is Louisiana's non-profit resource for college planning whose mission is to develop projects and programs that provide resources for college planning and statewide initiatives to insure students’ success on their path to and during college.
