YCP: GO Youth ChalleNGe Grant

Eligibility Requirements

You must:

1. Be a Louisiana resident; and
2. Be a graduate from the residential phase of the Louisiana National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe Program; and
3. Have earned a Louisiana high school equivalency diploma; and
4. Not have a criminal conviction, except for misdemeanor traffic violations; and
5. Submit a FAFSA for every year of enrollment in a postsecondary institution.

Renewal Requirements

You must:

1. Have received the grant for not more than two years, unless granted an exception for cause; and
2. Continue to enroll each subsequent semester or quarter as a full time student, unless granted an exception for cause; and
3. Maintain steady academic progress; and
4. Earn at least 24 hours each program year; and
5. Maintain a cumulative gpa of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale at the end of each program year; and
6. Submit a FAFSA or renewal FAFSA for each academic year during which the student is enrolled in a postsecondary institution.

The Go Youth ChalleNGe Grant includes a two-year award that will cover the cost of tuition for a student enrolled at any eligible Louisiana public postsecondary institution in a college program that will lead to a three, four, or five star job in the Louisiana job industry.

For students enrolled at a LAICU member institution, in a college program that will lead to a three, four, or five star job in the Louisiana job industry, the grant covers the average grant amount paid for students attending a public postsecondary institution.

A list of Louisiana’s star-rated jobs can be found on www.laworks.net.