ULink Information

  • Log in to
  • Access the "Financial Aid & Scholarships" card
  • Click 鈥淢y financial aid and scholarship awards鈥
  • Select 鈥淎ward Year鈥
  • Unsatisfied requirements will be listed on the 鈥淗ome鈥 tab
  • Log in to
  • Access the "Financial Aid & Scholarships" card
  • Click 鈥淢y financial aid and scholarship awards鈥
  • Select 鈥淎ward Year鈥
  • Click on the 鈥淎ward Offer鈥 tab to accept and/or decline any offered awards
  • Log in to
  • Access the "Tuition & Statement of Account" card
  • Click 鈥淰iew Statement or Pay Bill鈥
  • Click 鈥淧ayment Plans鈥 in the menu bar to enroll
  • Log in to
  • Access the "Financial Aid & Scholarships" card
  • Click "Financial Aid Appeal Information"
  • Review the information and click "Access the appeal form"
  • Complete all fields of the Financial Aid Appeal and Submit
  • The Academic Success Center will notify you via University email regarding your appeal decision

Loan Information

  • Parent will log in with their FSA ID and accept the terms
  • Hover over 屎Loans and Grants屎 and click 屎PLUS Loans: Grad PLUS and Parent PLUS屎
  • Click 屎Learn More屎 for 屎I am a Parent of a Student屎
  • Read 屎Things You Should Know Before You Continue屎 and then Click 屎Start屎 to apply for the PLUS
  • Select the correct Award Year and complete the steps that follow

If approved, the parent is eligible for a loan up to the student鈥檚 Cost of Attendance minus Aid/Other Resources

If denied, the student is eligible for an additional unsubsidized loan up to $4,000 (0鈥59 earned credit hours) or $5,000 (60 earned credit hours or more)

  • Web Search for 鈥淧rivate Loans for Education鈥
  • Decide which loan best suites your needs
  • Apply for loan

If approved, the student/parent is eligible for up to their Cost of Attendance minus Aid/Other Resources

 

  • Student will log in with FSA ID
  • Hover over 鈥淟oans and Grants鈥
  • Click 鈥淟oan Entrance Counseling鈥
  • Click 鈥淪tart鈥 for 屎I am an Undergraduate Student屎

 

  • Student will log in with FSA ID
  • Hover over 屎Loans and Grants屎
  • Click 屎Master Promissory Note屎
  • Click 鈥淪tart鈥 for 屎I am an Undergraduate Student屎

TOPS Information

  • Under the 鈥淎pplications鈥 drop-down menu, select 鈥淪tudent Hub鈥 to check your TOPS eligibility and ensure all information has been received (ACT scores & High School information).
  • Any TOPS awards on your ULink account are estimated and will not pay until official eligibility has been determined by LOSFA.
  • If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, you can contact LOSFA at any of the following:
    • (225)鈥219鈥1012 or
    • (800)鈥259鈥5626
    • custserv@la.gov

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