§ 49-4-922. Financial Assistance Reduction
If the sum of all financial aid, including a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, a Tennessee HOPE access grant, a general assembly merit scholarship, an ASPIRE award, under § 49-4-915 or a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, for which a student qualifies exceeds the institutionally defined total cost of education at the eligible postsecondary institution the scholarship or […]
§ 49-4-923. Wilder-Naifeh Reconnect Grant. [Effective Until July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective on July 1, 2021.]
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Wilder-Naifeh reconnect grant.” To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh reconnect grant, a student seeking a diploma or certificate at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system shall: Meet the requirements of […]
§ 49-4-923. Wilder-Naifeh Reconnect Grant. [Effective on July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective Until July 1, 2021.]
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Wilder-Naifeh reconnect grant.” To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh reconnect grant, a student seeking a diploma or certificate at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system shall: Meet the requirements of […]
§ 49-4-924. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
TSAC is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to establish deadlines for applications, appeal procedures for the denial or revocation of scholarships and grants, methods of paying scholarship awards to part-time students and to otherwise effectuate the purposes of this part. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures […]
§ 49-4-925. Construction
The provisions of this part providing for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to this part unless the funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act.
§ 49-4-926. Dependent Child of Military Parent
Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, a student who is a Tennessee citizen and a dependent child of a military parent shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman, if the student meets all eligibility requirements for the scholarship, except that, while the parent is a military parent, […]
§ 49-4-928. Hope Scholarship for Dependent Children and Spouses of Certain Military Veterans
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Dependent child” means a natural or adopted child of a service member whom such service member claimed as a dependent for federal income tax purposes; provided, however, that the child is under twenty-one (21) years of age; “Member of the armed services” means a citizen […]
§ 49-4-929. Hope Scholarship — Eligibility of Transfer Students From Postsecondary Institutions Outside of State
To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as a transfer student from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution located outside of this state, a student shall: Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904; Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905; Be admitted to and enroll in a regionally accredited postsecondary institution located outside of […]
§ 49-4-915. Aspire Awards
To be eligible for an ASPIRE award, a student shall: Be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship; and Have an adjusted gross income attributable to the student that does not exceed thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000). The student shall receive the Tennessee HOPE scholarship award under § 49-4-914 and an ASPIRE award. Subject to the amounts […]
§ 49-4-916. Merit Scholarship
To be eligible for a general assembly merit scholarship as an entering freshman, a student must: Meet all requirements for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship; Achieve a final high school grade point average of at least 3.75; and Attain a composite ACT score of at least 29 on any single ACT test date or a concordant […]