Section 1640-01-28-.02 - SCHOLARSHIP AWARD AMOUNTS(1) The Tennessee Reconnect Grant is intended to provide financial assistance to offset tuition and mandatory fees associated with pursuing a certificate or associate degree at an eligible postsecondary institution after all other gift aid has been credited to tuition and mandatory fees.(2) Award amounts for the program shall be determined in accordance with T.C.A. § 49-4-944 and shall be set in the General Appropriations Act.(3) All tuition discounts and waivers for which a student qualifies shall first be deducted from the student's tuition and mandatory fees before gift aid is credited.(4) All gift aid from sources other than the Tennessee Reconnect Grant shall be credited first to tuition and mandatory fees to reduce the student's Tennessee Reconnect Grant award. In any given semester, if all other gift aid exceeds tuition and mandatory fees then the student shall not be eligible for a Tennessee Reconnect Grant award in that semester.(5) The receipt of a Tennessee Reconnect Grant award is contingent upon admission to and enrollment in an eligible postsecondary institution. Qualifying for the Tennessee Reconnect Grant does not guarantee admission to an eligible postsecondary institution.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1640-01-28-.02
Original rules filed April 3, 2018; effective July 2, 2018. Amendments filed April 19, 2023; effective 7/18/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-924, and 49-4-944.