Scholarships

The following scholarships are administered through the Office of Admissions and require a UT Southern Student Financial Aid Application and a FAFSA.

Academic Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded annually to students who have exhibited outstanding overall academic achievement in high school and to students who have outstanding college entrance test scores.

Alumni Scholarship Fund

Established by the University of Tennessee Southern Alumni Association, recipients may be recommended by alumni and will be determined by the Executive Council of the UTS Alumni Association.

Michael W. and Barbara B. Barton Scholars Program

The Michael and Barbara Barton Scholarships include full tuition. The minimum requirements for consideration for this scholarship include a minimum ACT score of 25 and a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Selection for this program is competitive and includes a formal interview and a paper on a prescribed topic.

Athletic Grants-in-Aid

Applicants must demonstrate outstanding athletic ability in addition to an acceptable high school average. The decisions concerning athletic grants are made by the coaches of each sport.

Future Educator Scholarship Program

Students interested in competing for the scholarship will complete the online form. When notified of the competition date, qualified applicants will receive the packet of requirements. At the competition, applicants will be interviewed by the committee and instructed to write an essay on site. Distinguished members of the education faculty, administration, and other professional educators will determine the recipient of the Future Educator Award. One student will receive a full tuition scholarship. The scholarship is annually renewable while the recipient maintains an appropriate GPA. For consideration, applicants shall: Be a high school senior, possess a minimum GPA of 3.0, have earned a minimum ACT of 25 or a combined SAT of 1530, and be committed to becoming an educator.

Tennessee Teaching Scholars Program

The Tennessee Teaching Scholars Program was established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1995 to encourage exemplary students to enter the teaching force. Participation in this forgivable loan program is limited to college juniors, seniors, and post baccalaureate candidates admitted to a teacher education program in Tennessee. Recipients incur an obligation to teach one year in a Tennessee public school for each year the award is received, or to repay the loan with substantial interest.

Scholarships

The scholarships below honor individuals, families, or organizations:

Will & Cayce Abernathy Scholarship	Rev. L. Doyle Masters Scholarship
Betty Anne Stuart Alexander Scholarship	Celene Sutton McCord Endowed Scholarship
Ernest & Virginia Allen Scholarship Fund	Lori McClure Memorial Scholarship Fund
Alumni Scholarship (Class of 1941)	Orpah Hazelwood McLean Scholarship
Alumni Scholarship (Classes of 1955 & 1956)	Ministerial Dependent Scholarship
George Andrews Scholarship	James R. & Miriam Moon Scholarship Fund
Dr. Harold & Jewel Andrews Scholarship	H. E. & Annie Lee Moore Endowed Scholarship
Russell Bailey Scholarship	John A. Morris Scholarship
Esther Banks Memorial Scholarship	Martha C. Nickell Endowed Scholarship
Sherry White Banks Scholarship	William & Mary Omohundro Scholarship Fund
Bass Memorial Scholarship	Sarah Reynolds Parks Scholarship
Henry Bass Family Endowed Scholarship	Rev. Leo B. Parker & Mae Ola Parker Scholarship
Bellgrau Scholarship Fund	Prof. Chuck Paysinger Mathematics Scholarship Fund
Birdsong Opportunity Scholarship	Mamie Paysinger Memorial Scholarship
Thomas F. & Merle Van Zandt Booth Scholarship	Velma B. Paysinger Scholarship
Dr. Floyd & Sara Ford Bowman Scholarship	Kenneth H. Pinkston Scholarship
Rev. John Bozeman, Jr. Scholarship	Bessie R. Poole & Ruth C. Poole Scholarship
Harriet & Hugh Braly Memorial Scholarship	Ola Mae Potts Scholarship Fund
Ernest E. & Minnie O. Brown Scholarship	John F. Preer & Rev. Carleton Preer Scholarship Fund
Christine McCracken Campbell Scholarship	Mrs. Alla Mai Ray & Bernice Ray Scholarship
Bishop Ken Carder Scholarship Fund	Willie R. Rayburn Memorial Scholarship
S. S. Chapman Memorial Scholarship	Prof. Thomas G. Read Memorial Scholarship
Class of 1966 Scholarship	Birchett-Reid Scholarship Fund
Coffee County Endowed Scholarship	Kay Ritter Memorial Scholarship Fund
Coffman-Cole Scholarship Fund	James G. & Charlotte Hamilton Robinson Scholarship
Alice J. Coleman Scholarship Fund	The O. Lee & Maedell Banks Rogers Memorial Trust
Rev. W. D. & Harriet Comperry Scholarship	Danielle Self Scholarship
Rev. C.B. Cook Memorial Scholarship	Ellen Bradshaw Sherrill Nursing Scholarship
Rev. Billy & Marie Craighead Scholarship	Skyline Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship
Robert E. Curry Memorial Scholarship	Janet Leigh Smith Memorial Scholarship
Joe C. Davis Foundation Fellows Workship	Dr. Kermit Smith Endowed Athletic Scholarship
Ike & Jeanette Denbo Endowed Scholarship	Robert C. Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mary & William Dugger Endowed Scholarship	Sue Smithfield Business Scholarship
John S. Duval Memorial Scholarship	Bishop and Mrs. Robert Spain Scholarship Fund
Ruby Edens Teaching Scholarship	Sara Margaret (Peggy) Speich Endowed Scholarship
Vesta Elkins England Endowed Scholarship	President Bill and Rosemary Starnes Scholarship
Lynn McKee Erwin Memorial Scholarship	Rev. & Mrs. J.C. Stewart Scholarship
Martha Blankenship Ferguson Teaching Scholarship	Stockard-Bethel United Methodist Church Scholarship
First Farmers & Merchants National Bank Scholarship	R.B. Stone Scholarship Fund
The First Generation Scholarship	Stephen Lloyd Stone Memorial Scholarship
Loucille McKee Fitzpatrick Scholarship	Willie Mae Stanfill Stone English Award
Mrs. W. Ralph Fletcher, Sr. Scholarship	Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Swiney Memorial Scholarship
Floyd Fund	Elaine W. Thompson Scholarship Fund
Dr. Fred E. Ford Scholarship	Desere Thornton Memorial Scholarship
Mary Louise Foust Scholarship	Floy S. Thrasher Scholarship
Dr. & Mrs. Ray Frazier Scholarship in Church Vocations	Rev. Thurman Wesley Tidrow Scholarship
Mr. & Mrs. M. H. Freas Soc. Science & Business Scholarship	Ruth McCall Tigert Endowed Scholarship
Giles County Scholarships	Sadie Tillman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Larry Gillespie Scholarship	Major Vernie G. Tosh Scholarship
Thomas K. & Addie P. Gordon Memorial Scholarship	James T. Tramel Scholarship
Herbert & Grace Grissom Scholarship	Evelyn Tripp Scholarship Fund
Jacquelyn Draughon Gutherie Scholarship	Rev. L.C. & Ann Trout Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Morris (Thelma) Harwell Memorial Scholarship	United Methodist Scholarship


Justice Joe W. Henry Memorial Scholarship	UMC Ministerial
D.E. Hill & Son Scholarship Fund	Upperman Scholarships
Ethel Rebecca Holt Scholarship	Mildred Van Horn Endowed Scholarship
Ed & Louise Howard Scholarship	Stella Benton Vaughn Scholarship Fund
William Bryan Jackson Memorial Scholarship	Emily Walker Memorial Scholarship
Frances Lanier Johnson Endowed Scholarship	Warren-Depriest Scholarship
Rodney Johnson Eagle Scout Scholarship Fund	The Church of the Messiah White Family Scholarship
Charles E. and Maude P. Keyes Scholarship	Teresa Williamson Nursing Scholarship
Faye Avril Layne Choral Scholarship	Charles “Boll Weevil” Memorial Scholarship
Daphne Alexanderia Lazenby Scholarship Fund	Carson Wright Memorial Scholarship
Walter F. Lowe Memorial Scholarship	John & Margaret Harris Young Memorial Scholarship
Bertha Ellis Luton Memorial Scholarship	Gil Abernathy Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund
Rev. E. Wayne Masters Bible Award	Senator Ross Bass Endowed Professorship Fund

Veteran’s Benefits and Vocational Rehabilitation

Assistance is also available to qualified students through Veteran’s Benefits and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Students should consult the individual agencies for further details regarding these benefits.