Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs
Chapter 23 - Tuition Payment Program for Medical School Students
Section IV-2307 - Award Amount

A. The loan shall not exceed the full cost of tuition plus room and board, as those terms are defined herein.

B. The loan disbursement will be in two increments during each academic year based upon requests for disbursements submitted by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center or by the Tulane University School of Medicine, which are consistent in timing with the normal payment of tuition by medical school students.

C. The loans for each of the two academic years are dependent upon sufficient appropriation by the state legislature. Should the state legislature fail to appropriate sufficient funds in each year to provide for the amount of the award agreed to by the board and student, the obligation to repay the loan will be remitted.

D. The cost of room and board included in an award under this Section shall not exceed the cost allocated to room and board in the calculation of "cost of attendance" determined in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 108711 for the highest cost Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center medical school.

E. Tuition shall not exceed the fees, charges and other costs normally required to be paid by all medical students at the school attended.

F. The specific award amount for each loan shall be that amount stated in the agreement between the student and the board and shall not exceed the tuition and room and board charged at the school attended.