(a) Except as set forth in §§ 49-4-919, 49-4-930, 49-4-931 and 49-4-937, a student may receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship until the first of the following events:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-4-913
Advanced degree: means a master's degree, a doctorate or other degree conferred by an eligible postsecondary institution upon completion of a unified program of study at the graduate level. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
Eligible postsecondary institution: means an eligible independent postsecondary institution or an eligible public postsecondary institution. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
Scholarship: means a Tennessee HOPE scholarship or a Tennessee HOPE access grant. See Tennessee Code 49-4-902
(1) The student has earned an advanced degree; or(2) Five (5) years have passed from the date of the student’s initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary limiting the receipt of a HOPE scholarship to a five-year period beginning at the time of a student’s initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution, a student who has a documented medical disability and whose eligibility for a HOPE scholarship has not terminated due to meeting another limitation on eligibility applicable to the student under this section, may petition for an extension of the five-year period if, because of the disability, the student can only attend an eligible postsecondary institution part-time. Such extension shall not extend beyond ten (10) years from the date of the student’s initial enrollment at any postsecondary institution. TSAC shall promulgate rules and regulations for the approval of extensions of time for receipt of a HOPE scholarship because of medical disabilities. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
