Scholarships and Financial Aid Information
Remember to visit the link under For Students for more information!
FAFSA- to be eligible for any scholarships or financial aid, parents and students must complete the FAFSA Application.
Senior parents: 2024-25 FAFSA resources have been posted to CFTN!!! (Mr. Donald will be talking about FAFSA at our meeting on November 9; I will keep you posted for the opening of FAFSA!) The following resources for counselors, parents, and students can be found at College for TN Website
How to Create a FSA ID video (~3:00 minutes)
Six videos previewing the 2024-25 FAFSA (~2:30 minutes each)
TN Promise is one of many scholarships available to high school seniors. Students who apply for the TN Promise scholarship may also be eligible for the UT Promise scholarship!UT Promise application by December 15, 2023! For UT Promise eligibility, students must complete the following steps!
UT Promise is a last-dollar scholarship for students accepted into undergraduate programs at UT Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, Memphis (Health Science Center) and Southern (Pulaski). If you have any students interested in attending a UT System institution next fall, please encourage them to complete thePlease note, students must qualify for the HOPE scholarship and have a family household income under $75,000 as determined by FAFSA to receive UT Promise funding.
Keep in mind, UT Promise functions separately from TN Promise and can only be used for universities in the UT system. Final eligibility will be determined by the University of Tennessee after the July 1, 2024 community service deadline.FAFSA Information
The FAFSA Simplification Act represents a significant overhaul of the processes and systems used to award federal student aid starting with the 2024–25 award year. This includes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, need analysis, and many policies and procedures for schools that participate in federal student aid programs.
The law will also affect every state that uses FAFSA data to award state grant aid and every school that participates in the federal student aid programs.
Major changes required by the law include the following:
1. Replacing the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) With the Student Aid Index (SAI)
Starting with the 2024–25 award year, students and families will see a different measure of their ability to pay for college, and they’ll experience a change in the methodology used to determine aid. The new need analysis formula removes the number of family members in college from the calculation, allows a minimum SAI of -1500, and implements separate eligibility determination criteria for Federal Pell Grants.
2. Modifications to Family Definitions in FAFSA® Formulas
Expect changes in how a student’s family size is determined aligning more with what was reported on the student/parents tax returns.
3. Expanding Access to Federal Pell Grants
4. Streamlining the FAFSA® Form
Where possible, the law mandates that we use data received directly from the IRS to calculate Federal Pell Grant eligibility and the SAI. This data exchange has been made possible by the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act (FUTURE Act), which we’ll implement alongside FAFSA simplification starting with the 2024–25 award year. The FAFSA Simplification Act also removes questions about Selective Service registration and drug convictions. It also adds questions about applicants’ sex, race, and ethnicity, which have no effect on federal student aid eligibility (starting with the 2023–24 award year).