(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant, Tennessee HOPE teacher’s scholarship or a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, a student must:
(1) Be a resident of this state, as classified pursuant to § 49-8-104;(2) Make application for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant, Tennessee HOPE teacher’s scholarship, or Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant; and(3) Be admitted to an eligible postsecondary institution.(b)(1) Notwithstanding anything in this part to the contrary, any person who, after December 1, 2003, enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution in lieu of graduating from an eligible high school, and is otherwise qualified, shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship.(2) To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, a student shall have graduated from an eligible high school, graduated from a high school located in Tennessee that is not an eligible high school, completed high school in a Tennessee home school program or obtained a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education. To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE access grant a student shall have graduated from an eligible high school. This subsection (b) shall not apply to those students applying for Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grants.
