Tennessee KIPP Scholarship

About This Scholarship

Available To: First Year, Transfer | In-State Students

Award: Tuition & Mandatory Fees (with HOPE Scholarship); 4-year award

Application Submission Deadline: December 16

FAFSA Filing Deadline: UT Priority Filing Date

The KIPP Scholarship is offered to admitted freshmen who graduate from KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School or KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School.

About the KIPP Scholarship

When combined with the HOPE Scholarship, this scholarship covers tuition and mandatory fees* for up to eight (8) semesters.

If you meet all criteria, you are automatically granted this award – no separate application is required!

Eligibility and Criteria

To be eligible, you must:

Be a Tennessee resident
Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
Be a first-time, first-year student who enters UT in the fall semester immediately following graduation from KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School or KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School
Submit their admission application by the December 16 deadline
File their FAFSA by the UT Priority Filing Date

View transfer student KIPP eligibility and criteria here.

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How to Keep the Tennessee KIPP Scholarship

Submit the FAFSA every year by the UT Priority Filing Date
Maintain 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Maintain continuous full-time enrollment

If you’re a transfer student, you are also eligible for the KIPP Scholarship! Visit the transfer student scholarship page for more information.

How does this combine with other scholarships?

KIPP Scholars may qualify for other UT Scholarships, such as the UT Volunteer, Orange & White, Pledge, or Provost Scholarship. If your combination exceeds UT’s allowable award maximums, your award amounts may be adjusted.