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Tennessee scholarships

88 scholarships open to students in Tennessee, with the amount, the deadline and who can apply for each. State and local awards draw a far smaller applicant pool than national ones, which usually makes them the better use of an afternoon.

Amounts come from the provider. A large figure is sometimes the total a fund awards across all its recipients rather than what one student receives — confirm the individual award with the provider before you apply.

• Leon Bradley Scholarship Program

  $2,000·April 15

• Freshman Award

  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  $2,000·Typically closes around January 14 — confirm with the provider

• General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)

  The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  $500–$1,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Next Chapter Scholarship & Next Chapter Scholar of the Year Award

  The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  $1,500·Typically closes around January 5 — confirm with the provider

• Orange & White Scholarship

  The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  $1,500·Typically closes around January 5 — confirm with the provider

• West Tennessee Heritage Grant (2026-27)

  Union University

  $1,500·rolling

• ASHE Scholarship

  Middle Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Highway Engineers

  $1,000·2019 Spring Semester

• Helping Heroes Grant

  State of Tennessee

  $500–$1,000·rolling

• Teacher Education Grant

  South College

  $500–$1,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Tennessee General Assembly Merit Scholarship

  Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC)

  $1,000·September 1 (fall), March 1 (winter), May 1 (summer)

• HOPE Aspire

  University of Memphis

  $750·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• HOPE Merit

  University of Memphis

  $500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Academic Common Market

  Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Tom Cunningham Family Endowment

  Austin Peay State University

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Community Scholarship

  Belmont University

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Contiguous County Grant

  Bethel University

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Scholarships

  Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Scholarships

  Amount not published·Deadlines vary — Memphis-area scholarships for local students

• East Tennessee Foundation Scholarships

  East Tennessee Foundation Scholarships

  Amount not published·Typically closes late winter — East Tennessee scholarships

• Academic Performance Scholarships (APS)

  East Tennessee State University

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Roan Scholars Leadership Program

  East Tennessee State University

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Transfer Academic Performance Scholarship (APS)

  East Tennessee State University

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship

  Georgia Gwinnett College

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• The Goel Scholarship

  Georgia Southern University

  Amount not published·Typically closes around January 15 — confirm with the provider

• C. Alan and Charles W. Burns School of Business Scholarship

  Lee University

  Amount not published·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider