§ 49-4-913. Hope Scholarship — Terminating Events. [Effective Until July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective on July 1, 2021.]
Except as set forth in §§ 49-4-919, 49-4-930, 49-4-931 and 49-4-937, a student may receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship until the first of the following events: The student has earned a baccalaureate degree; or Five (5) years have passed from the date of the student’s initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution. Notwithstanding subsection (a), and […]
§ 49-4-913. Hope Scholarship — Terminating Events. [Effective on July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective Until July 1, 2021.]
Except as set forth in §§ 49-4-919, 49-4-930, 49-4-931 and 49-4-937, a student may receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship until the first of the following events: The student has earned a baccalaureate degree; or Five (5) years have passed from the date of the student’s initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution. [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] […]
§ 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 […]
§ 49-4-906. Eligibility Not Restricted by Student Income
Except for the ASPIRE award under § 49-4-915 and the Tennessee HOPE access grants under § 49-4-920, eligibility for scholarships or grants awarded under this part shall not be restricted or limited by the adjusted gross income attributable to a student. Students applying for the ASPIRE award under § 49-4-915 and students applying for a […]
§ 49-4-907. Eligibility Requirements for Hope Scholarship
To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman, a student who graduated from an eligible high school after December 1, 2003, upon having completed curriculum requirements of the high school for graduation, shall: Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905; Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution […]