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A guide to keeping your HOPE Lottery Scholarship

What do I have to do to keep my lottery scholarship?

1. Submit a FAFSA every year, as soon after Jan. 1 as possible.

2. Continually enroll, taking and passing at least six credit hours a semester.

  • Taking a break or switching enrollment status from full time to part time will cost you your scholarship unless you can prove extenuating circumstances. If you have to withdraw, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at (931)221-7907.
  • If you have to change your enrollment status, submit the Lottery Scholarship Appeal Formto the Office of Student Financial Aid.
  • If your enrollment status changes, you may permanently lose your lottery scholarship.  You may be able to maintain the number of credit-hours needed to keep the lottery scholarship by enrolling in a class at the Austin Peay Center @ Fort Campbell.

3. Keep up your grades!!! 

  • Every time you register for a class, you add to your total number of “attempted credit-hours.” At the end of semesters in which your total reaches 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 attempted credit-hours, your GPA will be reviewed. If your GPA is below the minimum, you’ll lose your scholarship. You also will lose your scholarship for attendance grades of FA, FN or withdrawal grades.NOTE: We don’t include grades you earned through repeat courses or developmental courses in your GPA calculation. Those grades will factor into your GPA for the Lottery Scholarship. Be sure to count those grades when calculating your GPA.

When your attempted credit hours total.... You must have at least...

24 or 48 attempted hours2.75 cumulative GPA
72, 96,or 120

3.0 cumulative GPA

OR

3.0 semester GPA and a cumulative GPA between 2.75 and 2.99

If my GPA is too low, how can I earn my scholarship back?

  1. Reach the minimum GPA in time for your next review.
    You can do this only one time. For example, let’s say you lost your scholarship because you had a 2.0 GPA when you reached 24 attempted credit-hours. You’d need to have a 2.75 GPA when you reached 48 attempted credit-hours to regain your scholarship.
  2. Repeat a course in which you performed poorly.
    If there's one grade killing your GPA, this is your change for a do-over.  The new grade will replace the poor grade.  If you meet the minimum GPA the next time you're due for a GPA review, you'll regain your scholarship.  You can do this one time, for one class.
  • To do this, be sure to submit a FAFSA for the year AND provide the course repeat/exclusion request to the Office of Student Financial Aid once you've retaken the class.

Why is my lottery GPA different from my university GPA?

  • You may review your TELS GPA at TELS GPA LINK  under student records.

How can I appeal the loss of my scholarship?

  1. Remember you cannot appeal losses stemming from an inadequate GPA. You wll find the Lottery scholarship appeal form. Be sure to review the appeals process before submitting.
  2. Submit requests to appeal APSU decisions to TSAC.
    You can appeal an APSU decision concerning your lottery scholarship to the Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. (TSAC) at http://www.tn.gov/CollegePays.
 

How long will I be eligible for lottery scholarships?

Your scholarship will be terminated when one of the following occurs:

  • You complete your bachelor’s degree
  •  Five years have passed since you initially enrolled

 

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