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 15
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!
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.
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 15 deadline
- File their FAFSA by the UT Priority Filing Date
View transfer student KIPP eligibility and criteria here.
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.
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