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Financial Aid
General information is available from UT's Office of Financial Aid &
Scholarships.
It is greatly to your advantage to understand the variety of types of aid available, and to pursue
the different sources of aid:
Types of aid
In addition to
scholarships, you should consider
grants,
loans,
tax credits/deductions/special accounts,
work-study or part-time work, and
summer aid.
Sources of aid
The State of Tennessee supports UT Knoxville, resulting in tuition and fees that are lower than those of
many other colleges and universities. In addition, the new
Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship
offers five types of scholarships/awards.
The University of Tennessee provides
academic and need-based scholarships,
external scholarships, and
scholarships funded by alumni.
The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) has a
variety of scholarships paying from $600 to $4000 per year. This is one of the most successful scholarship
programs on campus -- approximately 40% of undergraduate students in the College receive
awards, with an average award of $1,700. In a typical year, nearly $600,000 in scholarship funds are
distributed. These award rates and amounts are significantly higher than in some other colleges.
The US government provides a variety of tax credits, deductions, IRA withdrawals, special accounts and
other helps, shown here, as well as a
work-study program.
Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science awards a number of scholarships to our students
each year. Most of these range from $1,000 to $2,000 per year. In recent years, nearly
all applicants who have applied for aid from the department have received awards. In addition,
many Biosystems students work in the department as student assistants on a variety of projects.
Student assistants work side-by-side with professors on their research projects.
In addition to extra income, this provides students with valuable experience related to their major.
Other University departments and surrounding businesses offer part-time work.
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