The Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) will be responsible for  processing all applications for the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarships (TELS). 

All Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program Recipients Must:

• Have been a Tennessee resident for one year by September 1, 2007. For students beginning spring and summer terms, residency determined by February 1, 2008.

• Dependent children of full-time religious workers, U.S. military or Tennessee National Guard on active duty who maintain Tennessee residency while stationed out of state are eligible.

• Apply with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available at www.fafsa.ed.gov and meet the eligibility requirements listed on the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) website at: www.collegepaystn.com. Applications must be received by September 1st for fall semester, February 1st for spring and summer semesters. Early application is recommended.

Austin Peay State University's federal school code is 003478.

HOPE Scholars Must:

• Enroll in one of the Tennessee public colleges, universities, or private colleges listed on the back of this form.

• Enroll within 16 months of high school graduation or completion of a home school or GED program.

• Home school students must have been enrolled in an accredited home school program for a minimum of two years prior to graduating.

• Tennessee residents graduating from some out of state high schools may be eligible. For more information call TSAC at 1-800-342-1663.

Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Programs:

• Tennessee HOPE Scholarship

• General Assembly Merit Scholarship

• Aspire Award

• Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant

• Tennessee HOPE Access Grant

• Tennessee HOPE Foster Care Grant

• NonTraditional HOPE Lottery Scholarship

For additional Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) Program eligibility requirements, please click on the links below:

• TELS Program Initial Eligibility

• TELS Continuing Eligibility

• TELS Appeal Process

• TELS Changes

• TELS Repeat Provision

• HOPE Foster Care Grant

• Non-Traditional Scholarship

• Dual Enrollment

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