(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 must:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-4-905

  • Eligible high school: means :
    (A) A Tennessee public secondary school. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
  • Eligible postsecondary institution: means an eligible independent postsecondary institution or an eligible public postsecondary institution. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Scholarship: means a Tennessee HOPE scholarship or a Tennessee HOPE access grant. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Tennessee HOPE access grant: means a grant for coursework in an eligible program of study in pursuit of an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree at an eligible postsecondary institution that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded to freshman students meeting the requirements of §. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
  • Tennessee HOPE scholarship: means a scholarship for coursework in an eligible program of study in pursuit of an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree at an eligible postsecondary institution that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded under this part. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
  • Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant: means a grant for coursework in an eligible program of study at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded under this part. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
(1) Be a resident of this state, as classified pursuant to § 49-8-104;
(2) Make application for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant, Tennessee HOPE teacher’s scholarship, or Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant; and
(3) Be 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 high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education. To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE access grant a student shall have graduated from an eligible high school. This subsection (b) shall not apply to those students applying for Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grants.
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