Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program

This scholarship is being offered by Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program. Learn more about the scholarship and the requirements below!

Amount available

Open Date

Application deadline

Ongoing

Eligibility Requirements

Minimum GPA: 2.5
Education level: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Application form required: Yes
Drivers license required: No
Financial analysis required: Yes
Test scores required: Yes
Transcript required: No
Need-based: Yes
Military: Yes
Entry in a contest required: Yes

About Scholarship

The purpose of the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program is to provide an incentive to financially needy students now attending elementary and secondary school in Virginia to raise their expectations and their academic performance and to consider higher education an achievable objective in their future. The law requires that the awards to undergraduates be proportional to need so that the students with the greatest need receive the largest awards. Undergraduate students must be admitted into a college or university in an approved degree, certificate, or diploma program; and be a Virginia student as determined by (1) meeting domiciliary resident of Virginia, (2) meeting the military dependent requirements, or (3) meeting the Tuition Equity provision requirements. Students must also be a graduate from a Virginia high school or complete a program of home school. If a home school completer, they must have a SAT verbal and math combined score of at least 980 or ACT Composite score of at least 19; be in compliance with federal Selective Service registration requirements; and have applied for financial aid. This program does not have a separate application; students must complete the FAFSA or VASA application to be considered. The application and awarding processes are administered by the financial aid office at each Virginia public college or university. Please contact the financial aid office at the college you plan to attend for application procedures and deadlines.

Offered by: Virginia State Council of Higher Education

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