The starting point
DRAFT: Louisiana Tech publishes a non-competitive ACT/SAT x GPA merit grid ($1,000-$9,500/year for four years), an UNLIMITED full-cost National Merit Finalist award (tuition, fees, housing, meals), and a Bulldog Scholarship that pays out-of-state tuition and fees.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
The 3 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Merit-Based Admission Scholarships (Presidential / Deans' / Outstanding Student / Academic Choice)
$1,000-$9,500/year (annual amounts, awarded four years; by ACT/SAT tier x unweighted GPA band) · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: 3.0-3.749 or 3.75-4.0 (unweighted 4.0 scale; Academic Choice tier requires 3.75-4.0) · SAT: 1030-1120, 1130-1190, 1200-1250, 1260-1320, 1330-1380, 1390-1410, 1420-1440, 1450-1600 (corresponding tiers) · ACT: 20-22 (Academic Choice $1,000), 23-24 ($2,000/$2,500), 25-26 ($3,000/$3,500), 27-28 ($4,000/$4,500), 29-30 ($5,000/$5,500), 31 ($6,000/$6,500), 32 Deans' ($8,000/$8,500), 33+ Presidential ($9,000/$9,500)
Eligibility: US citizen required; apply for admission by the January 15 priority deadline of senior year; no separate scholarship application; GPA calculated unweighted
Renewal: Awarded for four years (not including summer) or maximum 12 quarters with summers (separate summer application). Continuous full-time enrollment required (minimum 8 hours per quarter excluding summer, classes physically on main campus). Renewed each year provided a 3.00 cumulative GPA is maintained at the end of each Spring Quarter; Presidential Scholars must also maintain a 3.00 cumulative GPA at the end of EVERY quarter.
Other terms: Tech describes these as 'non-competitive admissions scholarships' awarded 'on the basis of demonstrated ability, usually without regard for need' — but the page frames Jan 15 as a priority deadline rather than stating automatic guarantee, so automaticOnStats is left false. Note: scholarships exclude summer by default.
https://www.latech.edu/admissions/scholarships/freshman-scholarships.php
National Merit Scholarship (Louisiana Tech)
Full tuition, fees, on-campus housing, and meals for four years (unlimited number of awards) · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: 3.0 cumulative (4.0 unweighted scale)
Eligibility: National Merit Finalist standing; list Louisiana Tech as first choice with the National Merit Corporation; apply for admission per National Merit deadlines
Renewal: Student must remain full-time and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Other terms: 'Unlimited awards' — not capped by a quota. Covers direct costs (tuition, fees, housing, meals), not full COA.
https://www.latech.edu/admissions/scholarships/freshman-scholarships.php
Bulldog Out-of-State Scholarship
Pays out-of-state tuition and fees (described on the page summary; detailed category terms are in collapsed accordions that did not render — see Section C) · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Out-of-state students; categories A (incoming freshmen, effective Fall 2023), B (transfer/enrolled, effective Winter 2022), C, D, US citizens, and international students — category criteria not visible on the rendered page
Renewal: Recorded as renewable. Full renewal conditions are not recorded here; request them from the school.
Other terms: Stacks with merit-based scholarships per the page: 'In addition to merit-based scholarships, out-of-state students may also qualify for the Bulldog Scholarship which pays out-of-state tuition and fees.'
https://www.latech.edu/admissions/scholarships/freshman-scholarships.php
