Vermont (UVM) Merit Aid

1. Out-of-state families assuming they must apply or compete for the Presidential or Trustees scholarship.+

   UVM automatically considers every prospective first-time, first-year applicant for both awards based on the admission application alone. There is no separate scholarship form, essay, or interview — applying for admission is what triggers the merit review.

2. Vermont residents assuming the Green and Gold Scholarship is automatic.+

   Green and Gold is nomination-based: your Vermont high school principal must nominate you at the end of junior year, and you must graduate from that nominating school. It is not awarded off stats automatically the way the out-of-state Presidential and Trustees scholarships are. Confirm your school participates and submits a nomination.

3. Counting an outside private scholarship as pure addition to a near-full UVM merit award.+

   UVM caps total gift aid at the cost of attendance — if grants, scholarships, and similar benefits together exceed COA, your UVM scholarship can be reduced or cancelled. A student already holding a large Presidential award has less room under the cap, so call Student Financial Services before banking on stacking.

Strong out-of-state students who want a flagship public with no-application merit that blunts the nonresident sticker price, and high-achieving Vermont residents whose high school can nominate them for the Green and Gold full-tuition award plus an Honors College invitation.

Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.

UVM caps total gift aid at the cost of attendance — your scholarship can be reduced or cancelled if grants, scholarships, employer benefits, and VA benefits together exceed COA. UVM's policy page documents this COA ceiling but does not publish a specific reduction order for outside private scholarships, so confirm with Student Financial Services before assuming an outside award stacks on top of a Presidential or Trustees scholarship.

UVM's scholarship policy states that a UVM scholarship may be reduced or cancelled if total gift aid (including grants, scholarships, employer tuition benefits, and VA educational benefits) exceeds the total cost of attendance. The page does not separately describe whether outside private scholarships reduce loans first or institutional aid first, so the practical effect on a merit award near the COA ceiling should be confirmed with the office.

Source

Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.

• Do I need to apply separately for UVM merit scholarships?

  No, not for the main out-of-state awards. UVM says 'prospective, first-time, first-year undergraduate students are automatically considered for the Presidential Scholarship and the Trustees Scholarship based on their application for admission.' Submitting your admission application is the application.

• How much is UVM merit aid worth for an out-of-state student?

  The Presidential Scholarship runs $20,000 to $25,000 per year for four years, and the Trustees Scholarship runs $10,000 to $15,000 per year. Both are automatic for prospective first-year out-of-state and international applicants based on the admission file.

• What do Vermont residents get?

  Vermont residents nominated by their high school can earn the Green and Gold Scholarship, which UVM describes as a 'full in-state tuition, four-year merit scholarship (currently valued at over $67,000),' and it comes with an invitation to UVM's Patrick Leahy Honors College. Nomination by the high school principal at the end of junior year is required.

• How do I keep my UVM scholarship each year?

  Enroll in 12 or more credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. That renewal standard applies to the merit scholarships across four years (eight semesters).

• Will outside scholarships reduce my UVM award?

  They can, at the margin. UVM's policy says your scholarship 'may be reduced or cancelled if your total gift aid... exceeds the total cost of attendance.' The public policy page doesn't spell out a reduction order for outside private scholarships, so if you already hold a large UVM merit award, confirm the treatment with Student Financial Services before assuming an outside award stacks on top.

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