General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAM)

A supplemental award of an additional $1,000 per year awarded for academic excellence. Any students eligible for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship and enrolled in a program leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree and meet the specified requirements.

Eligibility requirements:

• A student must be eligible for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship award

If a student graduated from a Tennessee high school after Dec. 1, 2003, a student must:

• Achieve a final unweighted high school GPA of at least 3.75

• Attain a composite ACT score of at least 29 on any single ACT test date or a combined SAT score of at least 1280 on any single SAT test date

• Attempt at least 24 credit hours at an eligible postsecondary institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.75

• Maintain satisfactory progress

• Be admitted and enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution for the 2004-2005 academic year

If a student graduated from a home school or an ineligible Tennessee high school, the student must also complete 12 hours college credit with an overall 3.0 GPA.

Page revised: 3/30/06

Tennessee Tech University Lottery Scholarship Program
P.O. Box 5076
Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone: (931) 372-3076 or (800) 268-0236 FAX: (931) 372-6309
Questions or Comments, please e-mail Lottery Coordinator, Adriane King