Tennessee HOPE Scholarship (Traditional)
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship (Traditional)
The Tennessee HOPE Scholarship (Traditional) is available to all entering freshmen with a 21 ACT or a weighted minimum 3.0 GPA.
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Tennessee HOPE Scholarship (Non-Traditional)
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship (Non-Traditional)
The Tennessee HOPE Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students is awarded to entering freshmen who are age 25 or older, meet the minimum family adjusted gross income requirement, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75
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General Assembly Merit Scholarship
General Assembly Merit Scholarship
A supplement to the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship, the General Assembly Merit Scholarship was created to reward academic excellence and is awarded to students with a minimum 3.75 weighted GPA and 29 ACT.
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Aspire Award
Aspire Award
The Aspire Award was created as a supplement to the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship. Students who meet Tennessee HOPE Scholarship requirements as well as specified financial requirements are eligible for the award.
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Tennessee HOPE Foster Child Tuition Grant
Tennessee HOPE Foster Child Tuition Grant
The Tennessee HOPE Foster Child Tuition Grant awards the cost of attendance, less any gift aid, to students who have been in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services for a minimum of one year after reaching the age of 14.
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Dual Enrollment Grant
Dual Enrollment Grant
The Dual Enrollment Grant awards financial assistance to students working toward a college degree while still in high school. Eligible recipients include high school juniors and seniors who are attending high school and who are also enrolled in courses for which they will receive college credit.
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Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant
Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant
The Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant awards financial assistance to students enrolled at a Tennessee College of Applied Technology.
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Tennessee Promise Scholarship and Mentoring Program
Tennessee Promise Scholarship and Mentoring Program
Tennessee Promise is both a scholarship and mentoring program that provides Tennessee students with two years of tuition-free education at any of the state's community colleges, colleges of applied technology, or other eligible institutions offering an associate's degree program.
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Tennessee Reconnect
Tennessee Reconnect
The Tennessee Reconnect initiative helps more of Tennessee’s adults enter higher education to gain new skills, advance in the workplace, and fulfill lifelong dreams of completing a degree or credential.
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Step Up
Step Up
The Tennessee STEP UP Scholarship is a program designed to assist students with intellectual disabilities who have completed high school, but who need a strong system of education supports and services to access and obtain post-secondary education.
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Helping Heroes Grant
Helping Heroes Grant
The Helping Heroes Grant is an award designed for honorably discharged veterans who formally served in the armed forces of the United States, or former or current members of a reserve or Tennessee National Guard unit.
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TCAT Reconnect
TCAT Reconnect
TCAT Reconnect is a “last dollar” scholarship for any adult student age 25 or older that attends a Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT).
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After School Programs (LEAPS)
After School Programs (LEAPS)
Lottery for Education: Afterschool Programs (LEAPs) were created to provide Tennessee students with academic enrichment opportunities that reinforce and complement their regular academic program.
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Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (EESI)
Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (EESI)
The Energy Efficient Schools Initiative was established to fund projects to improve the energy efficiency in Tennessee’s public K-12 schools.
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Middle College Scholarship
Middle College Scholarship
The Middle College Scholarship is awarded to high school juniors and seniors enrolled full-time at an eligible postsecondary institution.
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