Effective Fall 2023, a Hope Scholarship recipient may be eligible to receive Hope Scholarship funds while enrolled in an advanced degree program.

• Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from an eligible Tennessee college or university on or after July 1, 2023.
• Has not reached the maximum 5-year program completion limit.
• Enrolls in an eligible advanced degree program the semester after receiving a bachelor’s degree. Summer term is optional.

All other renewal criteria, such as GPA and continuous enrollment requirements, still apply.

Renewal Criteria

• The student must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at the end of the semester in which the student attempted 72 semester hours and any multiple of 24 semester hours thereafter.
• If the student does not have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at the end of the semester in which the student attempted 72 semester hours and any multiple of 24 semester hours thereafter, then the student must:
  • Have a minimum 2.75 – 2.99 cumulative GPA and have a semester GPA of at least 3.0 at the end of the semester in which the student attempted 72 semester hours and any multiple of 24 semester hours thereafter. The student’s continued eligibility will be determined on a semester-by-semester basis and must maintain full-time enrollment.
• If a student ceases to be academically eligible for the HOPE Scholarship, the student may regain the award one-time only. The award may be re-established once the student meets any of the above criteria and maintains continuous enrollment and satisfactory academic progress at an eligible postsecondary institution without the HOPE Scholarship.
• The student must re-apply each year by completing the FAFSA (studentaid.gov) and be continuously enrolled at an eligible postsecondary institution in the fall and spring semesters and maintain satisfactory academic progress. Applications must be received by September 1st for the fall semester and February 1st for spring and summer semesters.

Termination Criteria

All attempted hours after high school graduation, including remedial and developmental studies courses are included in the total attempted semester hours.

A student may receive the HOPE Scholarship until the first of the following terminating events:

Five (5) years have passed from the date of initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution.

Resources on the web:

www.fafsa.ed.gov Tennessee Wesleyan’s school code is 003525
www.fastweb.com Scholarships
www.gbhem.org General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for the United Methodist Church
www.tbfoundation.org Tennessee Baptist Foundation Scholarships