The Tennessee HOPE Scholarship is established and funded from the net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded to entering freshmen who are enrolled at an eligible postsecondary institution within 16 months after graduating from an eligible high school in Tennessee. Up to $2,250 per semester as a freshman and sophomore; then up to $2,850 per semester as a junior and senior will be awarded to students who will attend four-year institutions and two-year institutions with on-campus housing. Up to $1,600 per semester as a freshman and sophomore will be awarded to students who will attend two-year institutions. Only courses leading to a student's eligible program of study (associate or baccalaureate degree program) can be awarded under the HOPE Scholarship program. Applicants must graduate from an eligible high school in Tennessee and enroll in one of the Tennessee public colleges, universities, or private colleges. Entering freshmen must achieve a minimum 21 ACT or a minimum of 1060 SAT, exclusive of the essay and optional subject area battery tests (concordant equivalent score), or overall minimum 3.0 GPA. Home school graduates must have a minimum 21 ACT exclusive of the essay and optional subject area battery tests. Home school GPAs are not considered. If a minimum 21 ACT is not achieved, students may qualify for HOPE by completing at least two dual enrollment classes at an eligible postsecondary institution while enrolled in the home school program totaling at least six semester hours and achieving a minimum 3.0 college GPA in each of the two dual enrollment courses and achieve a minimum 3.0 cumulative college GPA in all dual enrollment courses attempted. GED recipients must have a minimum 21 ACT exclusive of the essay and optional subject area battery tests and qualifying GED score of 170. HiSet recipients must have a minimum 21 ACT exclusive of the essay and optional subject area battery tests and qualifying average HiSet score of at least 15. The application deadlines for students enrolled in two-year and four-year eligible postsecondary institutions or Tennessee College of Applied Technology institutions are September 1 for the Fall Semester, March 1 for the Spring Semester, and May 1 for the Summer Semester. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation for more information.