Aspire Award

The applicant must be a high school graduate.

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The applicant entering freshmen must achieve a minimum of a 21 ACT (or concordant equivalent score on the SAT), exclusive of the essay and optional subject area battery tests or for Home School graduates minimum 21 ACT exclusive of the essay and optional subject area battery tests, GED recipients minimum 21 ACT exclusive of the essay and optional subject area battery tests and qualifying GED score. Minimum average Revised GED score is 170.HiSet recipients minimum 21 ACT exclusive of the essay and optional subject area battery tests and qualifying HiSet score. Minimum average HiSet score is 15.ACT/SAT exams must be taken on a national test date or state test date and prior to the first day of college enrollment. The ACT Residual test is not accepted.The applicant must also enroll within 16 months following high school graduation at any postsecondary institution. However, enrollment at an ineligible postsecondary institution during the 16 months will make the student permanently ineligible.

The applicant must be a Tennessee resident for one year by September 1 of the application date. For students beginning spring and summer terms, residency determined by February 1 as of application date.

The scholarship is open to Graduate from a Tennessee eligible high school. Exceptions may be granted to TN residents who graduate from high schools located in states other than Tennessee. They include:- High schools located in bordering out-of-state counties- High schools in which dependents of active duty military members or civilian workers of the US Department of Defense, Tennessee National Guard on active duty may attend.

The awardee must attend post-secondary studies in one of the Tennessee public colleges, universities, or private colleges.

Exceptions are given to students who are dependents of active duty military members or civilian workers of the US Department of Defense, Tennessee National Guard on active duty may attend. Members of the Armed Forces or TN National Guard must have Tennessee as the Home of Record at the time of entry into military service; or be classified as an in-state student under the Tennessee Board of Regents promulgated rules by the FAFSA application date.

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