Academic Service Scholars Program

Renewable award of $5,450 a year for first-time undergraduate students.

Applicants who meet the criteria below will be considered for this award, valued at $5,450 a year. The Tennessee HOPE Scholarship can be awarded along with this, if eligible.

1. Minimum 3.0 high school GPA (first-time freshmen) or cumulative 3.0 university GPA (transfer students);
2. Demonstrate a record of community service/volunteer work in school and/or community;
3. Ensure submission of two (2) recommendations through the online scholarship application;
4. Commit to working 125 hours each semester in a department on campus.

This is a scholarship for undergraduate students. To be eligible for this scholarship, prospective students should first apply for admission.

The next step is to apply for scholarships. Both applications are required for candidates to be considered for this scholarship. The UTC online scholarship application has a specific section dedicated to this program.

All recommendations must be completed by the recommender through the online scholarship application. The application asks for the email address of any third-party you wish to submit a recommendation on your behalf (no immediate family members please).

Recommenders will automatically be emailed instructions on completing an online recommendation for you when you provide their email addresses. When a recommendation has been completed, you will receive notification by email.

Log back into your UTC online scholarship application any time to manage your recommendation requests. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all recommendations are submitted by the deadline published in the online scholarship application.

This is an extremely competitive scholarship program; only a limited number of these scholarships are awarded. Preference is given to first-time undergraduate students.

This scholarship will be split into two parts—a scholarship portion of $1,100 a semester and a work portion of $1,625 a semester.

• The scholarship portion is paid to students during the second week of each semester.
• The work portion is paid to students every two weeks as hours are worked, the same as for a regular, part-time job. Payroll is sent by direct deposit to a student’s personal bank account.

Recipients will receive an IRS W-2 form for the work portion of the scholarship, while the scholarship portion will be documented on a form1098-T. This should clarify, for federal income tax purposes, what needs to be claimed as income and what does not.

This scholarship cannot be stacked with other renewable merit scholarships or endowed scholarships offered through the UTC Financial Aid & Scholarships or Admissions Offices, nor can it be stacked with Federal Work Study. It can, however, be stacked with UTC departmental scholarships and outside scholarships. 

Renewal Terms and Condition

It is the student's sole responsibility to print and/or save these terms and conditions for future reference. If you would like to share this with your UTC academic advisor, please do so. However, please keep in mind, your UTC academic advisor is Not Responsible for a student's financial aid and/or scholarships. Students should inquire with the Mocs One Center if questions arise.

This scholarship is renewable. If the following terms and conditions are met, you can receive up to a total of eight (8) semesters or until graduation with your bachelor's degree, whichever comes first. Accepting your award does not represent a binding commitment to attend UTC. Summer funding is Not Available under this program. 

You must be enrolled at least full-time each Fall and Spring semester. Full-time is 12+ credit hours for undergraduate students. 

If, during a Fall or Spring semester, you totally withdraw from classes, do not attend your classes, do not enroll in at least full-time (as mentioned above), transfer to another school or Do Not Make Attempts to complete the onboarding process, you forfeit the scholarship for ALL future semesters. 

Your academic performance is reviewed at the end of each spring semester if your award began in the Fall (OR at the end of every Fall if your award began in Spring). PLEASE NOTE - ANY/ALL college credit earned while you were in high school Will Be considered in this review (i.e. dual enrollment or AP credits).

At the time of this review - 

• You need 30 Overall Passed Hours at your first review; 60 Overall Passed Hours at your second; and 90 Overall Passed Hours at your third. Your Overall Passed Hours are found on your Unofficial Transcript in your MyMocsNet.
• Your Overall GPA must be at least a 3.00 to renew your Academic Service Scholarship. Your Overall GPA is also found on your Unofficial Transcript in your MyMocsNet.

Courses taken AFTER our review WILL NOT be considered. There is not a reinstatement option for students who do not meet the renewal criteria.

We do offer an appeal for students with extreme personal or medical circumstances. The appeal can be submitted when one of the following occurred due to circumstances beyond the student's control. Regretfully, transferring to another school is an immediate forfeiture of any first-time student scholarship and Is Not appealable. 

•    You did not maintain the required cumulative GPA;
•    You did not pass the required number of credit hours (or service/work hours);
•    You have taken a fall or spring semester off and not attended classes;
•    You have totally withdrawn from classes for the term, officially or unofficially.

Students should inquire with the Mocs One Center if questions arise.