WGU Tennessee’s annual Tenn-K Scholarship campaign is underway! The $10,000 scholarships – which cover approximately 80 percent of total tuition costs at WGU – are life changing for many recipients, and we’re honored to award up to 10 of these scholarships again in 2018. To apply for the scholarship, visit tennessee.wgu.edu/tennk. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2018.
To kick off the 2018 Tenn-K campaign, we revisited a few previous recipients to find out how they heard about the scholarship and how it helped them. Here’s what they had to say:
- Bachelor's in I.T.
- Helenwood, Tennessee
- Instructor at Tennessee College of Applied Technology
How did you hear about the Tenn-K Scholarship?
“Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah actually reached out to me about two years ago to let me know I was eligible. I was one of the early recipients.”
How did the Tenn-K Scholarship help you with your success?
“Receiving the Tenn-K Scholarship reminds me to not only finish my degree, but to continue my education. It’s definitely made me more competitive.”
Have you changed your job or gotten a promotion since receiving the Tenn-K Scholarship?
“I actually got hired because I was part of WGU Tennessee. I’m now an instructor at TCAT (Tennessee College of Applied Technology).”
- Master's in Information Security
- Bartlett, Tennessee
- System administration with Terex Corporation
How did you hear about the Tenn-K Scholarship?
“As I was completing my bachelor’s degree, I was looking around for scholarships. My mentor told me about the Tenn-K Scholarship and encouraged me to apply.”
How has WGU and the Tenn-K scholarship impacted your life?
“The Tenn-K Scholarship helped me pay for my master’s degree. After completing my bachelor’s degree, the Tenn-K Scholarship helped me continue my education without worrying about the financial part.”
Why did you decide to go back to school?
“I decided to go back to school because I felt like, in order to convince my children to go to college, I needed to do so myself.
- MSN in Nursing Education
- Hixson, Tennessee
- Staff nurse at Erlanger Medical Center
How did you hear about WGU Tennessee?
“WGU Tennessee partners with Erlanger Medical Center, where I work and my boss mentioned it to me one day. I had looked at some other schools but I didn’t apply anywhere else. WGU Tennessee just makes it so easy to apply and get started.”
How did you hear about the Tenn-K Scholarship?
“I was just looking around for any kind of scholarship money and applied. You don’t realize that there is a lot of money and support out there to help you go to school. People just don’t know about it and they’re missing out on these opportunities.”
How did the Tenn-K Scholarship help you with your success?
“My job gave me the encouragement to go back to school, but I didn’t want to go into my 60s owing a lot of money. WGU Tennessee’s Tenn-K Scholarship gave me the financial opportunity to do so.”
