Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs
Chapter 5 - Applications, Federal Grant Aid and ACT Test
Section IV-503 - Application Deadlines for High School Graduates of 2003 and Earlier
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IV-503
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Deadline for Priority Consideration
1. For priority
consideration for the 1998-99 award year, applicants must submit the FAFSA to
be received by the federal processor by June 1, 1998.
2. Priority consideration means that an
applicant who submits a FAFSA by this date shall, under normal circumstances,
receive notification of his eligibility for a noncompetitive award (TOPS
Opportunity, Performance and Honors Awards) prior to enrolling in the fall
term.
3. An applicant for a
competitively awarded scholarship (TOPS Teacher Award and Rockefeller State
Wildlife Scholarship) who submits a FAFSA by this date shall be considered for
selection of award in the first round of applicants awarded.
4. For priority consideration for award years
after 1998-99, applicants must submit the FAFSA to be received by the federal
processor by May 1, preceding the award year.
B. Final Deadline for Full Award
1.
a.
Except as provided in Subparagraph B.1.b below, in order to receive the full
benefits of a TOPS Award as provided in
§701 E, the final deadline for receipt of
a student's initial FAFSA application is July 1 of the academic year (high
school) in which a student graduates. For example, for a student graduating in
the 2000-2001 academic year (high school), the student must submit the initial
FAFSA in time for it to be received by the federal processor by July 1,
2001.
b. For applicants graduating
from high school during or after the 2001-2002 academic year (high school), in
order to receive the full benefits of a TOPS Award as provided in
§701 E, the final deadline for receipt of
a student's initial FAFSA application is the July 1 immediately preceding the
academic year (TOPS) in which the applicant will be a first-time, full-time
student.
c. Examples
i. If an applicant graduates in the 2002-2003
academic year (high school) and will be a first-time, full-time student in the
fall semester of 2003, the applicant must submit the initial FAFSA in time for
it to be received by the federal processor by July 1, (2003).
ii. If an applicant graduates in the
2002-2003 academic year (high school) and will be a first-time, fulltime
student in the fall semester of 2004, the applicant must submit the initial
FAFSA in time for it to be received by the federal processor by July 1, (2004).
d. Students must also
apply in time to meet the first-time freshman enrollment deadlines specified in
§703. A.4 (TOPS
Opportunity, Performance and Honors) and
§803. A.4
(TOPS-Tech).
2.
Notwithstanding the deadline established by
§503. B.1 above,
applicants who enter on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces have a final
deadline for receipt of their initial FAFSA application of one year from the
date of separation from active duty. In order to be eligible under this
Subsection, the applicant must meet the requirements of
§703. A.4.b or d or
§803. A.4.b or d of these
rules and must not have been discharged with an undesirable, bad conduct or
dishonorable discharge.
3.
Returning Students
a. Notwithstanding the
deadline established by
§503. B.1 above,
returning students, who graduated from high school during the 2001-2002
academic year (high school) and who enroll in an eligible college or university
in the spring semester of 2003, must submit the FAFSA to be received by the
federal processor no later than July 1, 2004.
b. Notwithstanding the deadline established
by §503.
B.1 above, returning students, who enroll in
an eligible college or university in the fall semester of 2003 or later, must
submit the FAFSA to be received by the federal processor no later than July 1
following the first semester of enrollment.
c. Examples
i. A student who seeks to enroll in an
eligible college or university for the spring semester of 2004 must submit his
FAFSA to be received by the federal processor no later than July 1,
2004.
ii. A student who seeks to
enroll in an eligible college or university for the fall semester of 2004 must
submit his FAFSA to be received by the federal processor no later than July 1,
2005.
C. If a prescribed deadline date falls on a weekend or holiday, it will automatically be extended to the next business day.
D. Final Deadlines for Reduced Awards
1. If an application for an initial
award under this Chapter is received after the deadline provided in
§503. B above, but not
later than 60 days after that deadline, the time period of eligibility for the
award shall be reduced by one semester, two quarters, or an equivalent number
of units at an eligible institution which operates on a schedule based on units
other than semesters or quarters.
2. If an application for an initial award
under this Chapter is received more than 60 days after the deadline provided in
§503. B above, but not
later than 120 days after that deadline, the time period of eligibility for the
award shall be reduced by two semesters or three quarters, or an equivalent
number of units at an eligible institution which operates on a schedule based
on units other than semesters or quarters.
3. Applications received more than 120 days
after the published deadline shall not be considered.
E. The reduction of the applicant's period of eligibility for this award under §503. D above shall not be cumulative with any reduction under §509. C
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3031, R.S. 17:3042.1 and R.S. 17:5001 et seq.
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