Scholarships

This Scholarship Website has 5 sections to help you find scholarships!  Scroll down to see them all.  Also check out the Five Tips for Scoring College Scholarships.

1. Scholarships on schoology

You can now find scholarships on Schoology!  There is a Schoology Group specifically to help MNPS seniors find scholarships.  We strongly encourage you to join and check it out!  Here are the directions:

Go to Schoology → Click “Groups” → Click “My Groups” → Click “Join Group” → Enter the Access Code: JXXB-S5MV-HKQQH →  Click on the link to the “MNPS Scholarships and Opportunities” group and then click on Resources.


2. CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP LIST

Click HERE for our list of current local, regional, and national scholarships.  If you have questions about the scholarships on this list, please contact Ms. Gilmore at angela.gilmore@mnps.org.


3.HOPE SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHER TENNESSEE SCHOLARSHIP INFO

The TN Hope Scholarship requires either a 3.0 final unweighted cumulative GPA or a 21 on the ACT.  Please see this website for more info and details about the Hope Scholarship: College Pays TN – Hope Scholarship.  Note that the TN Hope Scholarship is not the same as TN Promise.  Click here for info about TN Promise.


4. SCHOLARSHIP Search WEBSITES

Here are some websites to help you with your scholarship search even more:

  1. College Board Scholarship Search
  2. College Greenlight
  3. FastWeb
  4. Super College
  5. Scholar Site
  6. EdSouth Scholarship List
  7. Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  8. United Negro College Fund
  9. Financial Aid for Minority Students
  10. Ron Brown Scholar Program
  11. 4BlackYouth Scholarship
  12. Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
  13. Cappex
  14. Equal Chance for Education Scholarship
  15. Scholarships open to students who are undocumented
  16. Scholarship Guidance
  17. LGBTQ Scholarships
  18. 50 BIG National Scholarships


 5. scholarships AT SPECIFIC COLLEGES

The largest scholarships come from the colleges/universities themselves.  Please contact the financial aid offices at the colleges you wish to attend and ask for scholarship information, application processes, and deadlines.  Links to local colleges/universities can be found below.

Austin Peay State University: http://www.apsu.edu/scholarships/

Belmont University: http://www.belmont.edu/sfs/scholarships/index.html

Bethel University: https://www.bethel.edu/undergrad/financial-aid/types/scholarships/

Columbia State University: https://www.columbiastate.edu/FinancialAid/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships

East Tennessee State University: https://www.etsu.edu/scholarships/

Fisk University: https://www.fisk.edu/admissions/scholarships

Lipscomb University: https://www.lipscomb.edu/financialaid/lipscomb-scholarships

Middle Tennessee State University: http://www.mtsu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

Motlow State Community College: https://www.mscc.edu/scholarships/

Nashville State Community College: https://www.nscc.edu/financial-aid-tuition/sources-of-financial-aid/scholarships

Tennessee State University: http://www.tnstate.edu/financial_aid/scholarships.aspx

Tennessee Technological University: https://www.tntech.edu/em/scholarships/

Trevecca Nazarene University: https://www.trevecca.edu/admissions/scholarships

University of Memphis: http://www.memphis.edu/scholarships/

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: https://www.utc.edu/scholarships/search-utc-scholarships.php

University of Tennessee at Knoxville: https://onestop.utk.edu/scholarships/entering-freshmen/

University of Tennessee at Martin: https://www.utm.edu/departments/finaid/scholarships.php

Vanderbilt University: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/

Volunteer State Community College: http://catalog.volstate.edu/content.php?catoid=24&navoid=823