Eligibility – Tennessee Aspire Award And General Assembly Merit

SCHOLARSHIP. (1) Any student eligible for the ASPIRE award under T.C.A. § 49-4-915 or the General Assembly Merit Scholarship under T.C.A. § 49-4-916 may receive the applicable award in addition to the base Tennessee HOPE Scholarship award. (2) The adjusted gross income attributable to a student shall be reviewed each academic year to determine eligibility for the ASPIRE award. (3) A student eligible for both the ASPIRE award and the General Assembly Merit Scholarship shall be awarded whichever award amount is higher but shall not simultaneously receive both awards. If a student becomes ineligible for one (1) of these awards in subsequent years but is eligible for the other award, the student shall receive the other award regardless of whether they received it in prior years.