TN Promise Scholarship Requirement Information

We are excited to continue working with you as you work toward your college degree or credential! We are here to provide you with support and encouragement throughout the college-going process. Remember, although you are enrolled as a college student, you are still required to meet your TN Promise scholarship requirements in order to maintain your eligibility.

Please see below for an overview of your upcoming TN Promise requirements! Additionally, don’t forget to check your email/text messages regularly! We will continue to send you updates to help you stay on track.

Fall 2022

• Enroll at a TN Promise eligible institution as a full-time student and maintain full-time enrollment continuously!
• At a community college or a four-year institution, full-time enrollment is at least 12 credit hours. At a Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT), you must be enrolled in a full-time program.
• You must always be enrolled as a full-time student; if you drop below full time at any point, you will be ineligible for TN Promise.
• Complete and submit 8 hours of community service to tnAchieves.org using the online submission form by December 1, 2022 for the spring 2023 term.
• You can find more information regarding the community service requirement here.
• NOTE: Going forward, you can only complete a maximum of four hours of community service using virtual community service webinars on the tnAchieves website for each deadline. All other hours must be completed in person.
• For example, you may view 4 virtual community service webinars on our website and volunteer at your local animal shelter taking care of the animals for 4 hours. Or, you can spend 6 hours volunteering with Habitat for Humanity to build a house and view 2 virtual community service webinars to bring your total hours to 8.

*Keep in mind, failure to complete these requirements will result in loss of your TN Promise eligibility. Once you lose your eligibility, there is not an option to regain.

Spring 2023

• File the 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1, 2023 at FAFSA.gov.
• Complete and submit 8 hours of community service to tnAchieves.org using the online submission form by April 3, 2023 for the summer 2023 term.
• This deadline is only mandatory if you are attending a Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT), South College or William R Moore College of Technology.
• If you are attending a community college or four-year institution, you will only need to meet this deadline if you are planning to enroll as a full-time student (12 credit hours) during the summer term and you wish to receive TN Promise funding.
• NOTE: Going forward, you can only complete a maximum of four hours of community service using virtual community service webinars on the tnAchieves website for each deadline. All other hours must be completed in person.
• For example, you may view 4 virtual community service webinars on our website and volunteer at your local animal shelter taking care of the animals for 4 hours. Or, you can spend 6 hours volunteering with Habitat for Humanity to build a house and view 2 virtual community service webinars to bring your total hours to 8.

*Keep in mind, failure to complete these requirements will result in loss of your TN Promise eligibility. Once you lose your eligibility, there is not an option to regain.

Summer 2023

• Complete and submit 8 hours of community service to tnAchieves.org using the online submission form by July 5, 2023 for the fall 2023 term.
• You can find more information regarding the community service requirement here.
• NOTE: Going forward, you can only complete a maximum of four hours of community service using virtual community service webinars on the tnAchieves website for each deadline. All other hours must be completed in person.
• For example, you may view 4 virtual community service webinars on our website and volunteer at your local animal shelter taking care of the animals for 4 hours. Or, you can spend 6 hours volunteering with Habitat for Humanity to build a house and view 2 virtual community service webinars to bring your total hours to 8.

*Keep in mind, failure to complete these requirements will result in loss of your TN Promise eligibility. Once you lose your eligibility, there is not an option to regain.

Ongoing Requirements:

• If you are attending a community college or four-year institution, you are required to maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA at the end of each academic year in order to remain eligible for TN Promise. An academic year includes the fall term, spring term and the summer term in this order.
• If you are attending a Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT), you are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress which will be checked at the end of each trimester.