Application Process

(1) Students are required to be Tennessee residents no later than the Tennessee Promise Scholarship application deadline for the initial year of enrollment. (2) Students participating in the Tennessee Promise Scholarship program shall file a FAFSA, or renewal FAFSA, for each year of program participation. The FAFSA must be submitted by mail or electronically as directed in the FAFSA instructions. (3) FAFSA filing and application deadlines shall be determined by the TSAC Executive Director and published on TSAC’s website. If the deadline for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship application occurs on a weekend or holiday, then the deadline will be the next business day. It is the responsibility of the student to submit the application and the FAFSA in a timely manner to ensure each is received by the published deadlines. (4) The TSAC Executive Director is authorized to modify published deadlines for well- documented extraordinary cause, where necessary to protect the public interest.