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- Lela announces FAAM 2010 Scholarship Winners.
- Lela launches Financial Literacy Awareness Campaign. Click here for more information on becoming Financially Fit.
- Lela announces 2009 Christmas Card Art Scholarship Winners
- Click here to view Lela's 2009 Scholarship Winners
- Effective July 1, 2009, lower interest rates for Stafford loans and New Income-Based Repayment Program.
Outreach Services Supported by Lela in Louisiana Education
Academic Distinction Fund (ADF)
Annual Spelling Bee & Grant Reading
Advance Baton Rouge
Louisiana Resource Center for Educators (LRCE)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Walk Because You Can
Launched Ask lela.org Campaign
Louisiana Boys State/Girls State
Baton Rouge Business Report
Biz Tech Expo
Everybody Reads/Reading Friends Connect
Volunteers in Public Schools
Exchange Club
Adopt-a-Teacher Program
Lela Extended Hours Campaign for Registration Week
Fall and Spring
Financial Aid Access Publications/Resource Materials
Financial Aid Awareness Month (FAAM) campaign
A statewide awareness campaign. The activities launched in conjunction with this campaign include financial aid seminars and workshops, a scholarship video contest, online scholarship drawings, workshop scholarship drawings, press releases, Public Service Announcements, and FAAM online toolkits.
Financial Aid Awareness Workshops & Parent Nights
Over 30 presentations
Free One-on-One Counseling
www.askLela.org (walk-ins or appointments)
Great Scholarship Links for Students
Guidance Counselors Workshops
New Orleans Area
Jump Start Pierre Part
A Joint Venture with Tulane Health Sciences Center
Lela Lender Marketing Partnerships
Enables small to mid-size Louisiana lenders to offer a student loan reference to their customers.
Louisiana Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (LACRAO)
Articulation Workshops for Guidance Counselor and College & Career Fairs
Louisiana Association of Principals Conference (LAP)
Louisiana Association of School Superintendents (LASS)
Louisiana Association of Student Council (LASC) Convention
Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (LASFAA) Fall & Spring Conferences
Louisiana Catholic College Students Conference (donated materials)
Louisiana College
Frosh Days
Louisiana Federation of Teachers (LFT)
Louisiana Municipal Association Conference (LMA)
Louisiana New Teacher Training Workshops, Job Fairs, and Transfer Fairs
Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)
Statewide Guidance Counselor and Tuition Opportunity Program (TOPS) Workshops; Trailblazer Senior Camps; Parent Nights
Louisiana Tech University
Time Out for Tech
Louisiana University Orientations and Financial Aid Workshops
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Scholarships
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Northwestern State University
Money Matters Presentation—Freshman Connection—Preview Day
Princeton Review
Pre-Law Forum
Scholorship Search Lists
Southwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SWASFAA)
Staff Development Presentations
Financial Aid Administrators
Statewide High School Career Day Events
Attend and distribute awareness materials to over 200 annually
Summer Orientation Programs at Louisiana Universities
Teach Baton Rouge Share Fair
Training Initiatives as Needed
TV Appearances and News Releases on Financial Aid Awareness Statewide