Mt Pleasant High School

Scholarships and Financial Aid Information

Remember to visit the link under For Students for more information!

• FAFSA- to be eligible for any scholarships or financial aid, parents and students must complete the FAFSA Application  https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

  • Senior parents: 2024-25 FAFSA resources have been posted to CFTN!!! (Mr. Donald will be talking about FAFSA at our meeting on November 9; I will keep you posted for the opening of FAFSA!) The following resources for counselors, parents, and students can be found at https://www.collegefortn.org/fafsa/... 

    

  • How to Create a FSA ID PDF (English) 

  • How to Create a FSA ID PDF (Spanish) 

  • How to Create a FSA ID video (~3:00 minutes) 

  • Six videos previewing the 2024-25 FAFSA (~2:30 minutes each) 

  • Overview of 2024-25 FAFSA Changes PDF 

   

    

   

  TN Promise is one of many scholarships available to high school seniors. Students who apply for the TN Promise scholarship may also be eligible for the UT Promise scholarship!
  
  UT Promise is a last-dollar scholarship for students accepted into undergraduate programs at UT Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, Memphis (Health Science Center) and Southern (Pulaski). If you have any students interested in attending a UT System institution next fall, please encourage them to complete the UT Promise application by December 15, 2023!
  
  For UT Promise eligibility, students must complete the following steps!

  • Apply for TN Promise at TNPromise.gov by November 1, 2023.
  • Submit a UT Promise application by December 15, 2023.
  • Submit an admissions application to the University of Tennessee institution of choice by December 15, 2023.
    • UT Knoxville Application
    • UT Chattanooga Application
    • UT Martin Application
    • UTHSC Application (Memphis)
    • UT Southern Application (Pulaski)
  • Complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA by April 15, 2024 using 2022 tax information.
  • Complete the Mandatory TN Promise Meeting requirement by April 15, 2024. Students are required to attend an assigned, in-person mandatory meeting December 2023 – February 2024. Meetings are assigned by the high school the student attends; please click here for the full meeting schedule.
  • Submit 8 hours of community service to tnAchieves by July 1, 2024. Students can submit hours completed from November 2, 2023 to July 1, 2024.
  • Enroll at a UT institution fall 2024! It is also important that students are in close contact with their institution of choice prior to the start of the fall semester to ensure the admissions and financial aid offices have everything they need to complete their file.

  Please click here for information on all eligibility requirements! Please note, students must qualify for the HOPE scholarship and have a family household income under $75,000 as determined by FAFSA to receive UT Promise funding.
   
  Keep in mind, UT Promise functions separately from TN Promise and can only be used for universities in the UT system. Final eligibility will be determined by the University of Tennessee after the July 1, 2024 community service deadline.

  
  
  
  

   

   

   

  
  

   

  Tennessee HOPE Scholarship awards about $4,000 each year of college to a Tennessee public university.
  -Must graduate with 3.0+ GPA or a 21+ ACT.
  -Must complete FAFSA (https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa)to apply. 
  

   

  

   

  https://www.collegefortn.org/tennessee-hope-scholarship/

  
  Scholarship Search Resources:

   

  
  Merit-Based College Scholarships  Begin your scholarship search with the colleges you want to attend by visiting their scholarships and financial aid web pages.  Many schools offer merit-based scholarships based on GPA/ACT combinations.
  
  Institution Department Scholarships:  Once you apply to a certain college, many have department-based scholarships and other scholarships unique to the college or university.  Be sure to reach out to your admissions counselor about how to apply for these scholarships. 
  
  

  The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee  https://www.cfmt.org/grants-scholarships/scholarships/

  Scholarships from local businesses and foundations.

   

  Scholarship Search Engines-  There are many.  Be careful not to apply to Survey and No Essay or Quick type scholarships as the majority of these are collecting your information and are not legitimate.  These can be found on just about every search engine for scholarships.  

   

  The Fastweb, College Board, and Niche are just a few of many search engines out there.

   

  https://www.fastweb.com/

   

  https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/

   

  ​https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/scholarship-searc

   

  studentscholarships.org