The TN Promise Free
Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
filing deadline is quickly
approaching. Saturday,
February 1, 2020
is the nal day for both
TN Promise high school
and college students to
complete the 2020-2021
FAFSA to retain scholarship
eligibility. The FAFSA,
a federal application,
is the primary financial
aid application that any
student enrolling in postsecondary
must complete
in order to determine
state and federal scholarship
and grant quali cations.
“tnAchieves strongly
encourages all students,
regardless of post-secondary
plans, to le the
FAFSA as soon as possible,”
says Amanda
Schneider, tnAchieves
Senior Director of Communications.
“The FAFSA
is directly correlated
with increased college
enrollment and completion.
Completing a FAFSA
creates opportunities
for students as it allows a
student to access federal
and state aid.”
Not only has Tennessee’s
college going rate
increased to nearly 63
percent since the implementation
of TN Promise,
Tennessee has become
a national leader in
FAFSA completion over
the past ve years. This
is in large part due to increased
communication
and intentional support.
“Local communities
continue to come together
to assist students in successfully
completing FAFSA
and enrolling in postsecondary,”
says Krissy
DeAlejandro, tnAchieves
Executive Director. “School
counselors, K12 administration,
college professionals,
state agencies and local
non-profits have aligned to
off er critical support as students
and families begin
and complete the financial
aid process. This alignment
is crucial to ensuring
student success and college
completion!”
For TN Promise eligibility,
high school seniors
and current TN Promise
college students must
complete the 2020-2021
FAFSA no later than February
1, 2020. The FAFSA
is found at www.fafsa.gov.
For assistance in completing
FAFSA, students
and families may contact
tnachieves@tnachieves.
org. For more information,
please visit www.tnachieves.
org.
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