Scholarship Application

Scholarship Opportunity - Ned McWherter Scholarship

Deadline to apply: February 15th

The Ned McWherter Scholars Program is intended to encourage academically superior Tennessee high school graduates to attend college in Tennessee.

To be eligible, the applicant must:

- be a resident of Tennessee, a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and attend an eligible Tennessee college or university full time

and

-have at least a 3.5 unweighted cumulative grade point average, and -have a minimum composite score of 29 on the ACT (or concordant equivalent score on the SAT).

The award is $6,000 per academic year, $3,000 from the State of Tennessee and $3,000 from the college or university attended. The award may be renewed three times for a total of four years. The recipient must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and attend full-time to remain eligible. To apply: https://clipslink.tsac.tn.gov/studentsignon/