{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-937","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-937","heading":"HOPE scholarship - For students who complete diploma from a Tennessee college of applied technology","body":"(a) 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 high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education, 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) . (b) This section shall also apply to students who are eligible for general assembly merit scholarships and Tennessee HOPE access grants. (c) 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. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114,s 23, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 495, s 9, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 2006, ch. 980, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1142, § 11.\n(a) 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 high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education, 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) .\n(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;\n(2) Is not ineligible for a HOPE scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; and\n(3) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-905(a) .\n(b) This section shall also apply to students who are eligible for general assembly merit scholarships and Tennessee HOPE access grants.\n(c) 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.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"4539f6abbf8411a0c3fcd32ef288f86347a80448dc29a358b846dbfeb0b835f0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-936","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-4-938"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}