2021 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 4 - Financial Aid
Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds
§ 49-4-937. Hope Scholarship — for Students Who Complete Diploma From a Tennessee College of Applied Technology

Universal Citation: TN Code § 49-4-937 (2021)
  1. Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, a student who is eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship upon graduation from high school, completion of high school in a Tennessee home school or obtaining a GED(R) or HiSET(R), but who, instead of applying for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, applies to and enrolls in a Tennessee college of applied technology and receives a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, shall continue to be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship; provided, that the student:

    1. Applies for a HOPE scholarship and enrolls in an eligible postsecondary institution within three (3) years of completing a diploma from a Tennessee college of applied technology consisting of at least nine hundred (900) clock hours;

    2. Is not ineligible for a HOPE scholarship under § 49-4-904; and

    3. Meets the requirements of § 49-4-905(a).

  2. This section shall also apply to students who are eligible for general assembly merit scholarships and Tennessee HOPE access grants.

  3. Enrollment at a Tennessee college of applied technology by a student working toward a diploma before receiving a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, general assembly merit scholarship or Tennessee HOPE access grant under this section shall not count under § 49-4-913 or § 49-4-920 toward the limitation on receipt on a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, general assembly merit scholarship or Tennessee HOPE access grant.
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