Published: April 17, 2025
By: Anna Puleo (LSU Manship School News Service)
BATON ROUGE—The House Education Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to update funding for TOPS college scholarships and create a new award for the highest-scoring students.
It also advanced a proposal to offer TOPs scholarship to Louisiana residents who leave the state for their undergraduate years but return to go to medical or dental school.
TOPS awards for undergraduate students at state schools are now linked to tuition rates from the 2016-2017 academic year. The bill, House Bill 77, would update the amounts to match tuition rates starting in the 2025-2026 school year, with awards ranging from $3,000 to $11,300 based on students’ award level and the type of school they attend.
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