Tennessee Legislature Passes Education Bill
The Tennessee House and Senate passed a bill this week aimed at allowing more Tennessee students to maintain their Hope Scholarships. Current qualifications require students to attain a cumulative 2.75 GPA (Grade Point Average) at the end of 24 attempted credit hours. Then students must have a 3.0 GPA at the end of 48, 72, 96 and 120 atempted semester hours.
The new legislation, which has been sent to the Governor for his signature, allows for a 2.75 GPA after 60 class hours. Then students must get a 3.0 each semester to keep the Hope Scholarship. Note, this will be each semester, not cumuative GPA as before. There is also a one time provision to regain the scholarship if lost.
Also included in the legislation was $10 million to the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) for grants to assist up to 5000 students with financial need.
$1.5 million is earmarked for the Helping Heroes program, which will provide grants to Tennessee soldiers returning from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. These grants will make up any necessary funding not covered by the Federal GI Bill.
Recently updated pages at College Scholarships, Grants and Loans include:
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Technorati Tags: Financial Aid Paying for College TSAC Tennessee Hope ScholarshipsHelping HeroesTennessee Grants
The Tennessee House and Senate passed a bill this week aimed at allowing more Tennessee students to maintain their Hope Scholarships. Current qualifications require students to attain a cumulative 2.75 GPA (Grade Point Average) at the end of 24 attempted credit hours. Then students must have a 3.0 GPA at the end of 48, 72, 96 and 120 atempted semester hours.
The new legislation, which has been sent to the Governor for his signature, allows for a 2.75 GPA after 60 class hours. Then students must get a 3.0 each semester to keep the Hope Scholarship. Note, this will be each semester, not cumuative GPA as before. There is also a one time provision to regain the scholarship if lost.
Also included in the legislation was $10 million to the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) for grants to assist up to 5000 students with financial need.
$1.5 million is earmarked for the Helping Heroes program, which will provide grants to Tennessee soldiers returning from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. These grants will make up any necessary funding not covered by the Federal GI Bill.
Recently updated pages at College Scholarships, Grants and Loans include:
Tennessee Scholarships
Latest College News
Technorati Tags: Financial Aid Paying for College TSAC Tennessee Hope ScholarshipsHelping HeroesTennessee Grants
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