The University of Tennessee Connect Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship program offered by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) to incoming freshmen. It covers full tuition and mandatory fees for four years of undergraduate study at UTK. The scholarship is renewable each year, provided that the recipient maintains the required academic standing and meets other criteria.
To be eligible for the Connect Scholarship, students must be residents of Tennessee, have a minimum 3.75 high school GPA, and have scored a minimum of 29 on the ACT or 1350 on the SAT. In addition, applicants must submit a complete admissions application, including official high school transcripts and test scores, by December 15 of their senior year.
The Connect Scholarship is highly competitive, and only a limited number of students are selected each year. It is designed to attract and retain top-performing students in Tennessee and provide them with access to a high-quality education at UTK.
