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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills 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 §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905(a); and Be admitted to the institution in a program […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
As used in this section: “Certificate” or “diploma” has the same meaning as defined in § 49-4-902, except that “certificate” or “diploma” also means a credential, other than a degree, the receipt of which indicates satisfactory completion of training in a program of study offered by a community college operated by the board of regents […]
To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, a nontraditional student shall: Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904; Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905(a). Section 49-4-905(b) shall not apply to nontraditional students seeking Tennessee HOPE scholarships; Meet the requirements of § 49-4-915(a)(2); Have attempted at least twelve (12) semester hours and received […]
To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, a nontraditional student shall: Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904; Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905(a). Section 49-4-905(b) shall not apply to nontraditional students seeking Tennessee HOPE scholarships; Meet the requirements of § 49-4-915(a)(2); Have attempted at least twelve (12) semester hours and received […]
TSAC may conduct a lottery scholarship day each school year. The purpose of the lottery scholarship day shall be to inform high school students and their parents of financial assistance available from net lottery proceeds for attendance at eligible postsecondary institutions. The Tennessee higher education commission, the University of Tennessee system and the state university […]
To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE foster child tuition grant, a student shall: Not be ineligible for the grant under § 49-4-904; Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905; Meet the applicable academic requirements for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship or Tennessee HOPE access grant that apply to the method by which the student completed high […]
Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, a student who is a Tennessee citizen and a dependent child of a full-time religious worker 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 serving in […]
Notwithstanding § 49-4-905(b)(2) to the contrary, a student who graduates from a high school located in a neighboring state in a county contiguous to this state shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman if the student: Is a resident of this state, as classified pursuant to § 49-8-104; Is not […]
