2010 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 4 - Financial Aid
Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds
49-4-905 - Student eligibility.

49-4-905. Student eligibility.

(a)  To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant, Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship or a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, a student shall have:

     (1)  Been a Tennessee resident, as defined by regulations promulgated by the board of regents under § 49-8-104, for one (1) year immediately preceding the date of application for a scholarship or grant or for the renewal of a scholarship or grant;

     (2)  Made application for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant, Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship or Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant; and

     (3)  Been admitted to an eligible postsecondary institution.

(b)  (1)  Notwithstanding anything in this part to the contrary, any person who, after December 1, 2003, enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution in lieu of graduating from an eligible high school, and is otherwise qualified, shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship.

     (2)  To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, a student shall have graduated from an eligible high school, graduated from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school, completed high school in a Tennessee home school program or obtained a GED after January 1, 2003. To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE access grant a student shall have graduated from an eligible high school after December 1, 2003. This subsection (b) shall not apply to those students applying for Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grants.

[Acts 2003, ch. 298, §§ 1, 9; 2004, ch. 840, §§ 3-5; 2006, ch. 977, §§ 3, 4.]