Tennessee Colleges and Scholarships
Matching Tennessee Colleges
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Four or more years; Public; $29,522 average out-state tuition; $11,332 average in-state tuition |
Vanderbilt University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $54,840 average out-state tuition; $54,840 average in-state tuition |
Middle Tennessee State University
Four or more years; Public; $26,376 average out-state tuition; $7,344 average in-state tuition |
University of Memphis
Four or more years; Public; $12,384 average out-state tuition; $8,352 average in-state tuition |
Tennessee State University
Four or more years; Public; $20,484 average out-state tuition; $7,128 average in-state tuition |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Four or more years; Public; $24,110 average out-state tuition; $7,992 average in-state tuition |
Belmont University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $36,650 average out-state tuition; $36,650 average in-state tuition |
Tennessee College Scholarships
Tennessee HOPE ScholarshipTennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
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award Up to $2,850 |
deadline September 01, 2024 |
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Leighton M. Ballew Directing AwardSoutheastern Theatre Conference, Inc. |
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award $2,500 |
deadline April 15, 2024 |
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Tennessee Student Assistance Award ProgramTennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
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award Up to $4,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Robert Porterfield AwardSoutheastern Theatre Conference, Inc. |
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award $2,000 |
deadline April 15, 2024 |
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Aspire Award - Tennessee Student Assistance Corp.Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
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award $1,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Marian A. Smith Scholarship AwardSoutheastern Theatre Conference, Inc. |
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award $1,500 |
deadline April 15, 2024 |
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General Assembly Merit ScholarshipTennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Intel PhD Fellowship ProgramIntel Foundation |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Arkansas Health Education Grant ProgramArkansas Department of Higher Education |
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award Varies |
deadline July 01, 2024 |
About
Tennessee (/ˌtɛnəˈsiː/ (listen), locally /ˈtɛnəsi/; Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ, translit. Tanasi) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a population of 660,388. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which has a population of 652,717.
The state of Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachians. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Occupied by Union forces from 1862, it was the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war.
Tennessee furnished more soldiers for the Confederate Army than any other state besides Virginia, and more soldiers for the Union Army than the rest of the Confederacy combined. Beginning during Reconstruction, it had competitive party politics, but a Democratic takeover in the late 1880s resulted in passage of disenfranchisement laws that excluded most blacks and many poor whites from voting. This sharply reduced competition in politics in the state until after passage of civil rights legislation in the mid-20th century. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority and, in the early 1940s, the city of Oak Ridge. This city was established to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities, helping to build the world's first atomic bombs, two of which were dropped on Imperial Japan near the end of World War II.
Tennessee's major industries include agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. Poultry, soybeans, and cattle are the state's primary agricultural products, and major manufacturing exports include chemicals, transportation equipment, and electrical equipment. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is headquartered in the eastern part of the state, and a section of the Appalachian Trail roughly follows the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Other major tourist attractions include the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga; Dollywood in Pigeon Forge; Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies and Ober Gatlinburg in Gatlinburg; the Parthenon, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville; the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg; Elvis Presley's Graceland residence and tomb, the Memphis Zoo, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis; and Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol.
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Popular Majors in Tennessee
- Business, Management, and Marketing
- Psychology
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- Computer Science
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Political Science and Government
- Graphic Design
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