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).

Vermont (UVM)· Renewal Rules

Keeping Vermont (UVM)’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

Verified May 20268 days ago· B2-1

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 3 of 3
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 3
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Vermont (UVM)'s renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

Presidential Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
Trustees Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
Green and Gold Scholarship (Vermont residents): 3.0 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

Presidential Scholarship
$20,000–$25,000 per year (out-of-state / international)
Entry requirements: 3.0 GPA
To keep it: Four-year (eight semester) award; enroll in 12+ credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.
Source: https://www.uvm.edu/studentfinancialservices/scholarships-prospective-out-state-resident-and-international-students
Trustees Scholarship
$10,000–$15,000 per year (out-of-state / international)
Entry requirements: 3.0 GPA
To keep it: Four-year (eight semester) award; enroll in 12+ credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.
Source: https://www.uvm.edu/studentfinancialservices/scholarships-prospective-out-state-resident-and-international-students
Green and Gold Scholarship (Vermont residents)
Full in-state tuition for four years (currently valued at over $67,000)
To keep it: Four-year merit scholarship; enroll in 12+ credits per semester and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Includes an invitation to UVM's Patrick Leahy Honors College.
Source: https://www.uvm.edu/studentfinancialservices/scholarships-prospective-vermont-resident-students

Renewal questions families ask

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).

How Vermont (UVM) compares across our verified dataset

207 of 232 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Vermont (UVM) is one of them. The cohort minority (25 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Vermont (UVM)’s own published materials.