§ 49-4-914. Scholarships Awards
Subject to the amounts appropriated by the general assembly and any provision of law relating to a shortfall in funds available for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery, the amount of a Tennessee HOPE scholarship and Tennessee HOPE scholarship for nontraditional students awarded to a student attending an eligible four-year […]
§ 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 […]
§ 49-4-917. Choice of Aspire Award or Supplemental Award
Students may receive either the ASPIRE award, under § 49-4-915, or the supplemental award as a general assembly merit scholar, but not both.
§ 49-4-918. Military Service
A student who enters the United States armed services within two (2) years after the student graduates from an eligible high school, graduates from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school, completes high school in a Tennessee home school program or obtains a GED(R) or HiSET(R) may apply for […]
§ 49-4-919. Medical or Personal Leave of Absence. [Effective Until July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective on July 1, 2021.]
A Tennessee HOPE scholarship student who has an approved medical or personal leave of absence from an eligible postsecondary institution may continue to receive the scholarship upon resuming the student’s education at an eligible postsecondary institution so long as the student continues to meet all applicable eligibility requirements. The student shall be eligible for the […]
§ 49-4-919. Medical or Personal Leave of Absence. [Effective on July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective Until July 1, 2021.]
A Tennessee HOPE scholarship student who has an approved medical or personal leave of absence from an eligible postsecondary institution may continue to receive the scholarship upon resuming the student’s education at an eligible postsecondary institution so long as the student continues to meet all applicable eligibility requirements. The student shall be eligible for the […]
§ 49-4-920. Hope Access Grant
To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE access grant, an entering freshman student shall: Meet all requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905; Have an adjusted gross income attributable to the student that does not exceed thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000); Submit an initial Tennessee HOPE access grant application no later than September 1, 2021, or a […]
§ 49-4-908. Requirements for Home Schooled Students, Ged(r) or Hiset(r) Recipients or Graduates of Ineligible High Schools
To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman, a student who completes high school in a Tennessee home school program, who graduates from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school, or who obtains a GED(R) or HiSET(R) credential shall: Not be ineligible for the scholarship […]
§ 49-4-909. Eligibility for Tennessee Middle College Scholarship. [Effective Until July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective on July 1, 2021.]
To be eligible for a Tennessee middle college scholarship a student shall: Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904; Be classified as a resident of this state, pursuant to § 49-8-104; Have obtained a minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 by the end of the student’s sophomore year; Be admitted […]