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Tennessee Promise is sponsored by Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). Tennessee Promise is a scholarship and mentoring program that provides eligible Tennessee high school graduates the opportunity to attend a community or technical college free of tuition and mandatory fees.
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TN Promise - collegefortn. org The Tennessee Promise application is now open for the Class of 2027. Learn More Record number of high school FAFSA Champions recognized for 2025-2026.
Learn More Tennessee Promise is both a scholarship and mentoring program focused on increasing the number of students who attend college in our state. It provides students a last-dollar scholarship, meaning the scholarship will cover the cost of tuition and mandatory fees not covered by the Pell grant, the HOPE scholarship, or the Tennessee Student Assistance Award.
Students may use the scholarship at any of the state’s 13 community colleges, 24 colleges of applied technology, or other eligible institution offering an associate degree program. Applicants must complete the Tennessee Promise application by November 3, complete the FAFSA by April 1, attend a mandatory meeting, and complete 16 hours of community service each year to be eligible for the award.
The TN Promise Application opens on August 1 each year. The application is accessed through the TSAC Student Portal.
To create a Student Portal account, you will be asked to provide the following: Student’s First Name and Last Name (as it appears on the Social Security Card) Student’s Social Security Number Student’s Personal Email Address (Not School Email) empowering more than 150,000 students since 2014 TN Promise marks a decade of success Since 2014, $207 million in funding has supported the enrollment of more than 150,000 students pursuing their dreams of college, creating a more skilled and competitive workforce in Tennessee.
Learn more . The FAFSA is the primary college financial aid application students must complete in order to determine state and federal scholarship and/or grant eligibility. All students should file the 2026-2027 FAFSA regardless of college plans!
Students and parents will utilize 2024 tax information to complete the 2026-2027 FAFSA. Students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible as some state/federal financial aid grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline to submit the 2026-2027 FAFSA to remain eligible for TN Promise is April 1, 2026.
Tennessee Promise partners with two statewide organizations to coordinate requirements for the award. If you live in Benton, Bledsoe, Campbell, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Decatur, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Houston, Johnson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, McNairy, Meigs, Perry, Scott, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne or White counties, your award will be coordinated by The Ayers Foundation Trust.
All other counties are served by tnAchieves. It is imperative that all students be mindful of the email address and phone number(s) provided to the partnering organization. This information will be used to communicate important program eligibility details and upcoming deadlines directly to the student.
High School Student Checklist Class of 2026 - High School Seniors The application for the class of 2026 is available HERE . Please create an account in the TSAC Student Portal, log-in, and submit the application. Submit the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) .
Available October 1, 2025. December 2025/January 2026 Attend a mandatory meeting coordinated by your assigned partnering organization. Details about these mandatory meetings will be provided to applicants following the application deadline in the fall.
Apply to a community college or technical college or a four-year institution which offers an associate degree. Complete and report at least 16 hours of community service to your assigned partnering organization. Community service must be completed on or after August 1, 2024 to be considered.
Summer students must report community service hours by April 1, 2026. If selected, provide requested documentation to complete FAFSA verification. Additional information will be provided by the postsecondary institution for those selected for verification following submission of the FAFSA.
College Student Checklist 2025-2026 - Continuing Students Submit the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www. studentaid. gov .
Complete and report eight (8) hours of community service to your partnering organization to maintain eligibility into the fall 2025 semester. Summer students must report community service hours by April 1. Enroll and attend full-time in an eligible program of study at an eligible postsecondary institution.
Please contact the financial aid office at the institution if you are unable to enroll full-time in any semester. Complete and report eight (8) hours of community service to your partnering organization to maintain eligibility into the spring 2026 semester. Enroll and attend full-time in an eligible program of study at an eligible postsecondary institution.
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I don't live/work in Tennessee You are now leaving the site to apply for the: You will be redirected to complete your FAFSA. Once you have completed your FAFSA, you have applied for the Tennessee Hope Scholarship. Click here to learn more about How to Fill Out Your FAFSA.
You are now leaving the site to apply for the: You will be redirected to the TSAC Student Portal. Applying for a scholarship (example: the Tennessee Promise) is not complete once a student portal account has been created. Next, you must re-enter your Username and Password and answer the challenge question.
Once you have accepted the “User Agreement”, click the “Apply for Scholarships” button and then click the appropriate scholarship program to complete and submit the online application.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Tennessee high school seniors graduating from an eligible Tennessee high school or completing a Tennessee home school program, meet application deadlines, attend all scheduled team meetings and a mandatory college orien…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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A compliance roadmap published August 19 lays out what colleges and universities have to certify before the 2026-2027 academic year — and two of the items get almost no attention. FAR 52.222-90 must be flowed into existing contracts by December 31, 2026. And under EO 14282, certification of Section 117 foreign gift compliance is now expressly material to False Claims Act liability and to receiving federal grant funds at all. Here is the full stack, the dates, and what a defensible file looks like.
Read articleFederal appropriators added $15 billion in new Pell Grant funding to the FY 2026 appropriations package on top of the standard appropriation level — a response to a structural shortfall that CBO scored at $5.4 billion in FY 2026 and $11.5 billion in FY 2027. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projects a cumulative gap of $61 billion to $97 billion through 2035 even after the one-time fix. Meanwhile, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act expanded eligibility to short-term Workforce Pell programs, adding $2 to $6 billion in new costs. The Pell program is the foundation of need-based federal student aid, but the structural mismatch between rising costs and appropriations is a permanent feature now. Here is what that means for institutions, foundations, and state higher-ed agencies.
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