Scholarships
Scholarships may come from two sources: Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarships (TELS) and Columbia State Foundation Scholarships.
Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarships (TELS)
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
- You must complete the FAFSA to get the HOPE Scholarship.
- If you are a new freshman who graduated from an eligible Tennessee high school with a 21 ACT composite (980 SAT) or have an overall weighted minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA), you may get the HOPE Scholarship.
- If you are a new freshman who graduated from an approved Home School program or from an approved private high school with a minimum 21 ACT composite (980 SAT), you may get the HOPE Scholarship.
- If you are a new freshman who graduated from an approved Home School program and did not meet the minimum 21 ACT composite (980 SAT), you may get the Hope Scholarship by enrolling in at least two three credit hour courses totaling six credit hours and earning a minimum 3.0 GPA in both courses. If you enrolled in more than two dual enrollment courses, you must have earned a minimum 3.0 GPA in all dual enrollment courses.
- If you are a new freshman who completed the General Education Degree (GED) with a minimum test score of 525 and have a 21 ACT composite, you may get the HOPE Scholarship.
- For more information, click The Tennessee HOPE Scholarship.
Tennessee General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)
- You must get the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship to be able to get the GAMS.
- For more information, click Tennessee General Assembly Merit Scholarship.
Tennessee ASPIRE Award
- You must get the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship to be able to get the ASPIRE Award.
- For more information, click Tennessee ASPIRE Award.
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship for Nontraditional Students
- Tennessee HOPE Scholarship for students 25 or older.
- For more information, click Nontraditional Component.
Columbia State Community College Scholarships