Equal Chance for Education · $25,000 over eight semesters ($3,125 a semester) · Closes Feb 12
Who qualifies
Residency: Applicants must have lived in Tennessee for at least one year by February 12, 2027.
Financial need: Applicants are selected based on demonstrated financial need.
Citizenship: All applicants must be ineligible to receive FAFSA funding.
High school: Applicants must have graduated or be planning to graduate from a high school in Tennessee.
Enrollment: Applicants must be planning to attend one of the following ECE partner universities in the Fall 2027 semester:
How to win it
Strong applicants clearly meet every requirement: residency: applicants must have lived in tennessee for at least one year by february 12, 2027.; financial need: applicants are selected based on demonstrated financial need.; citizenship: all applicants must be ineligible to receive fafsa funding.. Apply early and double-check the deadline, since local awards often have small applicant pools and reward the well-prepared.