Louisiana Geaux Teach Scholarship Program
Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)
Up to $5,000 a year for Louisiana students in BESE-approved teacher preparation or alternate certification programs.
- How much
- Up to $5,000 per year
- Who qualifies
- Louisiana resident for at least two years before July 1 preceding the academic year; full-time in a BESE-approved teacher preparation or alternate certification program; 2.50 cumulative college GPA; institution-specific selection.
- For undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school
- For education, teacher preparation students
- U.S. citizen (registered with Selective Service if required)
- When to apply
- Check dates Institution-run; no student deadline published by LOSFA. School billing deadlines: fall Nov 1, spring May 1, summer July 1.
- How to apply
- Contact your college of education or alternate certification program provider and submit the Geaux Teach Application Form (linked from LOSFA's program page)
- File a FAFSA or a Geaux Teach residency affidavit
- Your institution selects recipients and bills LOSFA
- What you'll need
- state application + FAFSA
- Last checked
- October 24, 2026, against the official page (mylosfa.la.gov) and page 2
The details
Scholarship for full-time students in BESE-approved teacher preparation programs (undergraduate) or approved alternate certification programs (graduate/post-bacc) at Louisiana institutions/providers. Maximum $5,000 per year, applied only to tuition, required fees, textbooks and required instructional materials; since Act 59 of 2025 it is applied BEFORE other state and institutional aid. Each institution sets its own selection criteria from its allocation. Renewable for up to four academic years with a 2.50 cumulative college GPA and full-time enrollment. Summer awards allowed.
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