Scholarship Information
The Department of Mathematics awards scholarships to incoming students (freshmen and transfer students), and to current Tennessee Tech mathematics majors. The selection criteria for these scholarships include the student’s previous academic record, standardized test scores, and the student’s written description of his/her career goals and their relationship to the study of mathematics. The Tennessee Tech Scholarship website provides information about the scholarship application process and the online application tool ScholarWeb. ScholarWeb accepts applications from August 1 through December 15 for the following academic year. Information about financial aid such as grants and loans can be found at the Tennessee Tech Financial Aid Office website.
For Incoming Mathematics Students (Freshmen and Transfer):
ON-RAMPS SCHOLARSHIP - a new full tuition scholarship funded by the National Science Foundation for STEM majors including Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Physics. Learn more about On-Ramps Scholarship.
The Leonard Dunavin Mathematics Scholarship provides up to $350 for the first year of study for an incoming freshman mathematics major from the Upper Cumberland area.
The Angelo and Jennette Volpe Scholarship provides $1000 for the first year of study to an incoming freshman majoring in mathematics and needing financial assistance. Applicants must have an ACT Math score of at least 24. The determination of a student’s financial need is made based upon the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Former Tennessee Tech President Dr. Angelo Volpe and his wife established this scholarship.
The Richard P. Savage Sr. Scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate mathematics major with a QPA of at least 3.0. Incoming freshmen and transfer students are eligible for the Richard P. Savage Sr. Scholarship.
Incoming mathematics majors are eligible for the Stonecipher Mathematics Scholarship. This scholarship provides up to $1000 a year and can be renewed for up to three additional years provided the student continues as a mathematics major and maintains a QPA of at least 3.0 in all mathematics courses taken and an overall QPA of at least 3.0.
For Current Tennessee Tech Mathematics Students
All undergraduate mathematics majors are eligible for the Richard P. Savage Sr. Scholarship. It is awarded to an undergraduate mathematics major with a QPA of at least 3.0.
The $500 Dr. S. A. Patil and Mrs. Vijayalaxmi Patil Scholarship is awarded to a full-time mathematics major who has successfully completed Math 3400.
The recipient of this scholarship must have and maintain a QPA of at least 3.0.
The $1,000 Grateful Heart Mathematics Scholarship is available to any full-time undergraduate mathematics major in good standing who has successfully completed Math 3400. Preference will be given to eligible candidates from the Upper Cumberland area.
The $1,000 Stanley Erwin M.D. Scholarship is available to a full-time undergraduate mathematics major with a QPA of at least 3.6 who has completed or is enrolled in Math 3400.
