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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This scholarship is brought to you by the Tipton County Scholarship Committee, County Executive Mayor Jeff Huffman, the Tipton County Commission, and Unilever, Inc. in efforts to assist Tipton County High School Seniors in their pursuit of a post-secondary education. This is a $2,000.00 scholarship divided into four semesters or five trimesters (at TCAT).  Students at community colleges or four-year colleges will receive $500.00 per semester for a total of four semesters if they maintain their eligibility.  TCAT students will receive $400.00 per trimester for five trimesters if they maintain their eligibility.  It is the student’s responsibility to renew the scholarship each semester.

Students must apply during their senior year to be eligible.  June 15th of the year of high school graduation is the deadline to apply.

Eligibility Requirements:

Submit all supporting Documents

Live in Tipton County TN

Graduate from a Tipton County High School or eligible home school

Attend an eligible post-secondary institution

Have a 2.0 GPA in high school and maintain a 2.0 GPA during college

Eligible institutions include the following:

TCAT
Dyersburg State Community College
Chattanooga State Community College
Cleveland State Community College
Columbia State Community College
Jackson State Community College
Motlow State Community College
Nashville State Community College
Northeast State Community College
Pellissippi State Community College
Roane State Community College
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Volunteer State Community College
Walters State Community College
Austin Peay State University
East Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University
Tennessee Technical University
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee Knoxville
University of Tennessee at Martin
University of Tennessee Southern
North American Training Lineman Course
Any Tennessee College of Applied Technology

You will be required to submit and/or complete the following along with your application.

FAFSA must be completed when this application is submitted.

Acceptance Letter- This is usually mailed to you. Some schools also email you an acceptance. Simply print and submit to scholarship@tiptonco.com. We only need a copy of the letter, not the original. If you are attending a TCAT, ask them to email us a brief statement or letter proving your enrollment.

If you are awarded the Tipton County Scholarship, you will need to submit a copy of your class schedule for each semester/trimester. It will be your responsibility to email your schedule to scholarship@tiptonco.com each semester by September 1st for Fall and January 5th for Spring in order to receive funds for the upcoming semester. Please use “Tipton County Scholarship” in the subject line when you send any correspondence and schedule.  Please include your name and school you are attending in your email.

Failure to submit the required documents by the deadline will immediately make you ineligible.