UVM offers a variety of scholarships for Vermont students.
Prospective, first-time, first-year undergraduate students are automatically considered for the Vermont Scholars Award, Patrick Family Scholarship, Justin Morrill Scholarship, and the Akol Aguek Scholarship, based on their application for admission. The Green and Gold Scholars Award, our premier scholarship for Vermont students, requires a nomination from an eligible high school and a separate review by UVM Admissions.
Notification Timeline: Most scholarship notifications are included with the offer of admission. For scholarships requiring an application, students must apply by the application deadline and will be notified as listed in the scholarship information.
Green and Gold Scholars Award
- This full in-state tuition, four-year merit scholarship (currently valued at over $66,000) is awarded to select seniors attending eligible Vermont high schools (including public high schools and select private high schools in Vermont, and a number of border high schools). As a Green and Gold Scholar, an invitation to UVM's prestigious Honors College is included. The most academically talented Vermont resident in each eligible school at the end of the junior year may be considered. Selection criteria will be determined by each eligible high school.
- By June each year, principals in eligible high schools nominate the most academically talented Vermont student at the end of the junior year, based on the student's ninth through eleventh grade record. To receive the Green and Gold Scholars Award, selected students must be a competitive applicant, meet or exceed minimum entrance requirements to the University and for the selected academic program, apply for admission by January 15 of the senior year, and must choose to attend UVM by May 1 of the semester prior to enrollment.
- This award may not be combined with other UVM merit scholarships.
- You must be enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Renewal eligibility is evaluated at the end of each spring term.
Vermont Scholars Award
- Vermont Scholars are awarded to admitted Vermont first year students who demonstrate the highest academic performance. Recipients are selected based on the application for admission.
- Vermont Scholars are awarded a four-year (eight semester) merit scholarship, which ranges from $8,000 to $10,000 annually ($4,000 to $5,000 per semester). No separate application is required.
- You must be enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Renewal eligibility is evaluated at the end of each spring term.
Patrick Family Scholarship
- Patrick Scholarships are awarded to admitted Vermont first-year students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance. Recipients are selected based on the application for admission.
- Patrick Scholars are awarded a four-year (eight semester) merit scholarship for $7,000 per year ($3,500 per semester). No separate application is required.
- You must be enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Renewal eligibility is evaluated at the end of each spring term.
Justin Morrill Scholarship
- Morrill Scholarships are awarded to admitted Vermont first-year students who demonstrate strong academic performance. Recipients are selected based on the application for admission.
- Morrill Scholars are awarded a four-year (eight semester) merit scholarship for $5,000 per year ($2,500 per semester). No separate application is required.
- You must be enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Renewal eligibility is evaluated at the end of each spring term.
Akol Aguek Scholarship
- Designated for new admitted first-year and transfer Vermont residents who have left their home country as a refugee, and who have demonstrated academic talent.
- Recipients are selected based upon review of the admission application and are awarded a merit-based scholarship of $1,000 annually for four years (eight semesters). No separate application is required.
- The Akol Aguek Scholarship will be awarded in addition to any previous scholarships awarded.
- The recipient must be enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Renewal eligibility is evaluated at the end of each spring term.