1. (1) Students are required to be Tennessee residents no later than the Tennessee Promise Scholarship application deadline for the initial year of enrollment.
2. (2) Students participating in the Tennessee Promise Scholarship program shall file a FAFSA, or renewal FAFSA, for each year of program participation. The FAFSA must be submitted by mail or electronically as directed in the FAFSA instructions.
3. (3) FAFSA filing and application deadlines shall be determined by the TSAC Executive Director and published on TSAC’s website. If the deadline for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship application occurs on a weekend or holiday, then the deadline will be the next business day. It is the responsibility of the student to submit the application and the FAFSA in a timely manner to ensure each is received by the published deadlines.
4. (4) The TSAC Executive Director is authorized to modify published deadlines for well- documented extraordinary cause, where necessary to protect the public interest.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-4-201, 49-4-204, and 49-4-708. Administrative History: Emergency rule filed August 14, 2014; effective through February 10, 2015. Original rule filed August 14, 2014; effective November 12, 2014. Emergency rule filed August 4, 2015; effective through January 31, 2016. Amendments filed February 9, 2016; effective May 9, 2016. Emergency rules filed February 13, 2017; effective through August 12, 2017. The emergency rules expired on August 13, 2017 and reverted back to their previous status. Amendments filed July 17, 2017; effective October 15, 2017. Amendments filed August 7, 2023; effective November 5, 2023. Amendments filed November 22, 2024; effective February 20, 2025. Amendments filed April 30, 2025; effective July 29, 2025.