UT LEAD
AAA & AAIG
All students who currently hold AAA or AAIG awards will continue to receive funding through those programs as long as the student remains eligible for the program. The programs are no longer admitting new students as the Tennessee Pledge and Tennessee Promise, also known as UT LEAD, programs are now in place.
AAA
The African American Achievers Scholarship (AAA) is a grant program that awards scholarship worth $3,000 ($1500 per semester) per year. The award is renewable for an additional three years if the student maintains a 2.8 GPA in UT course work. To maintain AAA, you must maintain a 2.8 cumulative grade point average (GPA) each semester.
Students On Probation: A student will be placed on academic review within the AAA Scholarship UT LEAD Program, if he or she fails to maintain the minimum 2.8 GPA required for the African American Achievers Scholarship. There is only one term of scholarship probation.
All AAA recipients on probation:
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings with your assigned academic probation counselor;
- Attend two academic workshops during the semester of probation;
- Sign up for Early Alert and academic tutoring through the Black Cultural Center, McNair Scholars Program or the Thornton Athletic Center.
AAIG
The African American Incentive Grant Program (AAIG) is a grant program that awards "incentive" grants worth $1,500 ($750 per semester) per year. The grant award is renewable for an additional three years if the student maintains a 2.5 GPA in UT course work. To maintain AAIG, you must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) each semester.
Students On Probation: A student will be placed on academic review within the AAIG Scholarship UT LEAD Program, if he or she fails to maintain the minimum 2.5 GPA required for the African American Incentive Grant Scholarship. There is only one term of scholarship probation.
All AAIG recipients on probation:
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings with your assigned academic probation counselor;
- Attend two academic workshops during the semester of probation;
- Sign up for Early Alert and academic tutoring through the Black Cultural Center, McNair Scholars Program or the Thornton Athletic Center.