Vermont Grant (Vermont Incentive Grant and Part-Time Grant)
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC), on behalf of the State of Vermont
Vermont's need-based state grant for residents in undergraduate degree or certificate programs, full- or part-time, in Vermont or out of state. Awards for 2025-26 ranged from $1,000 to $15,350.
- How much
- Varies; eligible students received $1,000 to $15,350 for 2025-2026
- Who qualifies
- Vermont resident; enrolled or accepted full- or part-time in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at a Title IV-eligible school (in or out of state); no prior bachelor's degree (except UVM Larner M.D. or accredited D.V.M. students); up to 10 full-time semesters.
- For students starting college, undergrads, adults going back to school, transfer students
- U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen via the FAFSA; Vermont residents who can't file a FAFSA can use the Vermont Grant Pathway Application
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Apply any time No fixed deadline; applications are considered first-come, first-served while funds last. The new year's application opens with the FAFSA on October 1; reapply every year.
- How to apply
- 1) File the FAFSA (2027-28 opened October 1, 2026) and list Vermont as your state of legal residence
- 2) Log in to MyVSAC (or register), click 'Work with Grants' and choose 'Apply for a Vermont Grant'
- One parent must sign if parent information is requested
- Apply early: funding is first-come, first-served
- Non-citizens who can't file a FAFSA use the Vermont Grant Pathway Application (PDF)
- What you'll need
- FAFSA + state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (vsac.org), page 2 and page 3
The details
One Vermont Grant application covers both the full-time Vermont Incentive Grant and the Vermont Part-Time Grant; VSAC places you based on your enrollment. To qualify you must be a Vermont resident, accepted or enrolled full- or part-time in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at a school approved for federal Title IV aid, and not already hold a bachelor's degree (exceptions: M.D. students at UVM's Larner College of Medicine and students in an accredited doctor of veterinary medicine program). The grant is portable: you can use it at approved schools inside or outside Vermont. The amount depends on your financial situation (income, assets, family size, age of the older parent and other factors; grades are not considered), your school's cost of attendance, and timing, because applications are funded first-come, first-served while money lasts. Limit: up to 10 semesters of full-time grants until your first bachelor's degree (the UVM M.D. and veterinary-medicine exceptions apply). You must reapply and file the FAFSA every year. Residents who can't file a FAFSA (not a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen) can use the paper Vermont Grant Pathway Application instead. The Vermont Grant also counts toward 802Opportunity (free tuition at CCV) and Freedom & Unity (free tuition at Vermont State University). Early College students with financial need can get a Vermont grant of up to $1,000 plus a $150-per-semester stipend (Agency of Education Early College manual).
More money from Vermont
- Governor Phil Hoff Vermont Honor Scholarship$1,000 (one-time)
- 802Opportunity (free tuition at Community College of Vermont)Full CCV tuition plus the $125 administrative fee (combined with Pell and Vermont grants)
- Freedom & Unity (free tuition at Vermont State University)Full general tuition at Vermont State University (combined with Pell, Vermont and institutional grants)
- Vermont Advancement Grant (formerly Vermont Non-Degree Grant)Varies with need, course cost and program type (annual maximum set by VSAC; not published)
- Vermont Micro Grant (emergency micro grant)Not published (small emergency award)
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