Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-19-.02 - SCHOLARSHIP AWARD AMOUNTS AND CLASSIFICATIONS
(1) The TELS
program is intended to provide financial awards to offset costs associated with
pursuing postsecondary education. The TELS awards governed by these rules
include the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship, Tennessee HOPE Scholarship for
Non-traditional Students, Tennessee HOPE Access Grant, Tennessee ASPIRE Award,
Tennessee HOPE Foster Child Grant, General Assembly Merit Scholarship,
Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant, and Wilder-Naifeh Reconnect
Grant.
(2) The amount of a TELS
award shall be based on the number of credit hours attempted in a semester that
are applicable to the student's eligible program of study. Award amounts for
full-time students are set in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 9,
and the General Appropriations Act.
(3) A student enrolled in nine (9), ten (10),
or eleven (11) credit hours in the student's eligible program of study will
receive three-fourths (3/4) of the award of a full-time student. A student
enrolled in six (6), seven (7), or eight (8) credit hours in the student's
eligible program of study will receive one-half (1/2) of the award of a
full-time student.
(4) A student
enrolled in less than six (6) credit hours in the student's eligible program of
study will receive one-fourth (1/4) of the award of a full-time student, but
only in the following circumstances:
(a) In
the semester of graduation, if less than six (6) credit hours are required to
complete the student's eligible program of study;
(b) In any semester in which the eligible
postsecondary institution does not offer at least six (6) credit hours of
coursework applicable to the student's eligible program of study; or
(c) The student's eligible program of study
requires enrollment in less than six (6) credit hours for a semester.
(5) Receipt of student financial
aid from sources other than TELS that are applied to educational expenses will
not operate to reduce the student's TELS award if the student's total aid does
not exceed the total cost of attendance. If a student's total aid exceeds the
cost of attendance, the eligible postsecondary institution shall, to the extent
it does not violate applicable federal regulations, use its institutional
policy in reducing the student's total aid package.
(6) All tuition waivers and discounts for
which a student or parent qualifies shall first be deducted from the student's
tuition and mandatory fees before gift aid is credited.
(7) Fractional award amounts for a semester
may be rounded up or down to the nearest dollar, but in no event shall such
rounding result in a student receiving a total annual award higher than the
maximum yearly award amount authorized by the applicable statute or these
rules.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 49-4-201, 49-4-204, 49-4-903, 49-4-912, 49-4-914, 49-4-915, 49-4-916, 49-4-919, 49-4-920, 49-4-921, 49-4-922, 49-4-924, 49-4-930, and 49-4-933.
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