HOPE Access Grant Scholarship Requirements

A grant to freshman students for $2,000 who are enrolled in a program leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree and do not meet the requirements for the base scholarship and have an *adjusted gross income which does not exceed $36,000.

• Student must have graduated from an eligible high school after Jan 1, 2004

• Have an *adjusted gross income less than or equal to $36,000

• Achieve a final unweighted GPA of at least 2.75

  AND

• Attain a composite ACT score of at least 18 on any single test date or a combined SAT score of at least 860 on any single SAT test date

• Not eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship

The Tennessee HOPE Access Grant will be awarded only until the end of the semester in which the student has attempted a total of 24 credit hours. If at the end of the semester the student reaches the 24 credit hours benchmark and has a cumulative GPA of 2.75, the student is then eligible for the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship. Then the student can also receive the need- based supplemental award if the * adjusted gross income is less than or equal to $36,000

* Adjusted gross income – income attributable to the student, including parents’ income if student is dependent. The adjusted gross income will be reviewed each academic year to be determine eligibility.

Page revised: 3/20/06

Tennessee Tech University Lottery Scholarship Program
P.O. Box 5076
Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone: (931) 372-3076 or (800) 268-0236 FAX: (931) 372-6309
Questions or Comments, please e-mail Lottery Coordinator, Adriane King