Retaining the Lottery Scholarship Awards

To retain a Lottery Scholarship, a student must:

• Continue to meet requirements for the awards,

• Complete the FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA each academic year,

• Maintain continuous enrollment
  (Continous enrollment is defined as consecutive Fall and Spring semesters),

• Achieve corresponding GPA for the following benchmark levels:

Benchmark Levels

Grades will be checked at the following benchmarks:

During the semester a student reaches the attempted hours for the benchmark and his/her GPA is below the assigned level, a student will no longer be eligible for Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship funds.

Scholarships are no longer offered after 5 years from a student's high school graduation or after 120 attempted hours, whichever comes first.

If a student loses a lottery scholarship because of a low GPA, it may be possible to regain that scholarship at the next attempted hours benchmark. If a student ceases to be eligible for any Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship award for any reason other than low GPA at a benchmark, the student will not be eligible to regain the award or become eligible for another TELS award.

Page revised: 3/30/06

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