Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen 

Significant funding opportunities are available to Ogden Honors College students, both through Honors College scholarships and through general LSU scholarships. Substantial merit-based awards are available to entering Honors College freshmen.

The Ogden Honors College participates in awarding the Stamps Scholarship and the President's Alumni Scholarship – LSU's top merit-based scholarships, providing full cost of attendance for four years.

The Ogden Honors College awards the following scholarships. Only entering Honors College freshmen are eligible for these scholarships:

Top Merit-Based Scholarships

Since 2012, LSU has been a proud partner of the Stamps Scholars Programs which provides merit scholarships to the brightest and most outstanding undergraduate freshmen admitted to Louisiana State University. This elite award offers a full cost of attendance for four years, as well as an unprecedented level of funding for enrichment experiences. Stamps Scholars are directed to resources that will help cultivate each scholar's intellectual distinction, initiative, and commitment to service, leadership, global knowledge, and career exploration.

The President’s Alumni Scholarship, one of the top merit-based scholarships on campus, is funded through the LSU Alumni Association from an endowment made in memory of Ola and Ruth Cain by Gordon A. Cain and Mary H. Cain.

Prospective freshmen, with a strong record of high academic achievement, leadership, and service, are nominated for consideration through the admissions process. Prospective students must complete their application to the university through the Common Application, and submit all required documentation by the scholarship priority deadline, December 15, to be considered. The Office of Enrollment Management, in consultation with the Ogden Honors College, considers completed applications and selects students to advance to the scholarship competition. 

All applicants to the Honors College (including international applicants) will be considered for these two scholarships.

Stamps Scholarship recipients will receive the following:

  • Full cost of attendance for four years (covers tuition, fees, room & board, books, supplies, etc.) Louisiana resident value: approx. $33,000 per year
  • Non-Louisiana resident value: approx. $50,000 per year
  • A potential $14,000 for enrichment experiences
  • The opportunity to earn up to an additional $1,550 per year by participating in the President's Future Leaders in Research Program
  • A one-time use $1100 laptop stipend

Contact
Samantha Fagan
Coordinator of Honorific Scholarships
sallred@lsu.edu
Office: (225) 578-8373

Julian Radney
Interim Associate Director of Admissions 
radney1@lsu.edu

President's Alumni Scholars Award recipients will receive the following:

  • Full cost of attendance for four years (covers tuition, fees, room & board, books, supplies, etc.) Louisiana resident value: approx. $33,000 per year
  • Non-Louisiana resident value: approx. $50,000 per year
    $2,000 study abroad stipend
  • The opportunity to earn up to an additional $1,550 per year by participating in the President's Future Leaders in Research Program 

Contact
Samantha Fagan
Coordinator of Honorific Scholarships
sallred@lsu.edu
Office: (225) 578-8373

Julian Radney
Interim Associate Director of Admissions 
radney1@lsu.edu

Additional Awards

  • Hans and Donna Sternberg Endowed Honors Scholarship
  • Richard Lipsey Honors College Scholarship 
  • William L. Jenkins Scholarship 
  • Matt and Melissa Juneau Family Honors Scholarship 
  • Durci Family Fund Award 
  • Glennadora and James H. Perry Scholarship
  • Beau and Natalie Fournet Honors Opportunity Scholarship
  • Henry Escalante Legacy Scholarship
  • Shell Honors Student Leaders Award

View a full listing of the Ogden Honors College related opportunities and select to apply.

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If you have questions about these scholarships, contact us at honors@lsu.edu.

Since honors admission requirements mirror or surpass those of many of LSU's major scholarships, entering Honors College freshmen often automatically qualify for LSU merit-based scholarships. For information about all scholarships at LSU, visit lsu.edu/scholarships.