Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG)
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV); awarded by participating private colleges
Non-need grant for Virginia residents attending an eligible private nonprofit Virginia college full-time: up to $5,250 for 2026-27 undergraduates.
- How much
- Up to $5,250 per year for undergraduates (2026-27 maximum); $5,000 for eligible graduate health-professions students; higher at Hampton and Virginia Union
- Who qualifies
- Virginia domicile (Code of Virginia § 23.1-502), or eligible military dependent (§ 23.1-505) or Tuition Equity student (§ 23.1-505.1) (domiciled at least one year). Full-time at an eligible Virginia private nonprofit college, in a degree program that is not religious training or theology. Graduate students only in health-professions programs (CIP 51 series).
- For students starting college, undergrads, transfer students, grad students
- When to apply
- Open now · due December 1, 2026 Priority deadline September 15 before the fall term; Sept 16-Oct 1 applicants funded next if money remains; spring-only applicants by December 1. Returning recipients are funded first.
- How to apply
- Get the 2026-27 VTAG application (or the TEP-VTAG application for Tuition Equity students) from SCHEV's site or your private college and submit it to that college's financial aid office
- FAFSA is not required for VTAG
- What you'll need
- state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (schev.edu), page 2 and page 3
The details
VTAG helps Virginia residents attend accredited private, nonprofit Virginia colleges (not for religious training or theology). 2026-27 maximum authorized awards: undergraduate $5,250 a year ($2,625 a semester); grandfathered distance-learning undergraduates $3,400; new/other distance-learning undergraduates $2,625; graduate students (health-professions programs in CIP 51 only) $5,000 a year. Students at Hampton University and Virginia Union University have higher maximums (SCHEV's table lists up to $12,750 a year for regular students). A $250-a-semester teacher bonus applies where eligible. Actual awards depend on appropriations and the number of applicants and may be reduced. Eligible schools include Averett, Bridgewater, Eastern Mennonite, Emory & Henry, Hampden-Sydney, Hampton, Hollins, Liberty, Mary Baldwin, Marymount, Randolph-Macon, Regent, Roanoke, Shenandoah, University of Lynchburg, University of Richmond, Virginia Union, Washington & Lee, GWU (Virginia campus only) and others. Renewable while eligible, up to 2 years for an associate degree, 4 years undergraduate, 3 years post-undergraduate (4 for medicine and pharmacy).
More money from Virginia
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- Virginia Space Grant Graduate STEM Research Fellowship$6,000 per year
- Two-Year College Transfer Grant (CTG)Up to $1,000 per year base; plus up to $1,000 STEM-N bonus; plus $1,000 incentive at NSU, ODU, Radford, UVA Wise, VCU and VSU
- Granville P. Meade Scholarship$2,000 per year for four years (most recent cycle)
- Virginia Space Grant Community College STEM Scholarship$2,000 (one-time)
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