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Why TNStars?

With the TIPS program, you may be eligible for a 4-to-1 match!

The Tennessee Department of Treasury offers the Tennessee Investments Preparing Scholars (TIPS) matching grant program to encourage families of all income levels to save for the future cost of college.

When a qualifying family opens a TNStars account and enrolls a beneficiary in the TIPS program, the State will provide a 4-to-1 matching contribution to the beneficiary’s TNStars account. That’s $100 for every $25 contributed by the account holder! Beneficiaries can receive a match of $500 per year, with a lifetime maximum match of $1,500.


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TNStars gives Tennesseans $25 to automate college savings

Shelli King / Friday, September 1, 2023 / Categories: College Savings

Nashville, TN –September is College Savings Month in Tennessee, and the TNStars College Savings Program is kicking it off with an incentive for Tennesseans to save for the future education of each special child in their lives.

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TNStars Get 25

2022 TNStars Winners

Tennessee Treasury’s TNStars 529 College Savings Program awards $6,000 in scholarships to five Tennessee children

Shelli King / Tuesday, January 9, 2023 / Categories: College Savings

Nashville, TN – State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. is pleased to recognize Ezekiel Walters as the winner of the $5,000 Grand Prize in the 2022 TNStars Holiday Scholarship Giveaway. His grandmother, Margie Huff, entered the contest on behalf of Ezekiel, a 9-year-old from LaFollette, TN.

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TNStars to give $6,000 in scholarships this holiday season

Shelli King / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 / Categories: College Savings

Nashville, TN – This holiday season, the TNStars College Savings 529 Program is giving away $6,000 in scholarships to Tennessee children!

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2022 TNStars Holiday Scholarship

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Give the gift that grows with them!

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