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The Armed Services Scholarship — 130 Credits for a Survivor

Vermont pays tuition UP TO THE IN-STATE RATE at a public Vermont institution, FOR UP TO 130 CREDITS, for survivors of members who died in service. It covers approved certificate and degree programmes; POSTGRADUATE STUDY IS EXCLUDED. One mechanic decides what you actually receive: PELL GRANT AMOUNTS REDUCE THE SCHOLARSHIP, so it is a last-dollar award rather than an addition to federal aid. Eligibility is determined by the Vermont National Guard education office or the Adjutant General; the application runs through VSAC.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Vermont pays tuition UP TO THE IN-STATE RATE at a public Vermont institution, FOR UP TO 130 CREDITS, for survivors of members who died in service. It covers approved certificate and degree programmes; POSTGRADUATE STUDY IS EXCLUDED. One mechanic decides what you actually receive: PELL GRANT AMOUNTS REDUCE THE SCHOLARSHIP, so it is a last-dollar award rather than an addition to federal aid. Eligibility is determined by the Vermont National Guard education office or the Adjutant General; the application runs through VSAC.

What it's worth: Tuition up to the in-state rate, for up to 130 credits

  • Tuition UP TO THE IN-STATE RATE at a public Vermont institution.
  • UP TO 130 CREDITS.
  • Approved CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE programmes. POSTGRADUATE STUDY IS EXCLUDED.
  • PELL GRANT AMOUNTS REDUCE THE SCHOLARSHIP. It is last-dollar, not additional.
  • Eligibility is determined by the Vermont National Guard education office or the Adjutant General.
  • The application runs through the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.
  • Because Pell reduces it, filing federal aid does not increase your total — but you should still file, because the scholarship is capped at the in-state rate.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are in one of the groups the scholarship reaches.
  • You are enrolled or applying.
  • Public Vermont institutions.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Apply through the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.
  2. 2Get the eligibility determination from the Vermont National Guard education office or the Adjutant General — that is the gate.
  3. 3File the FAFSA. Pell reduces the scholarship rather than adding to it, but the award still needs the figure.
  4. 4Plan the 130 credits against the length of your programme.
  5. 5If you are considering postgraduate study, look elsewhere; it is excluded.
Form
Application through VSAC
File with
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Annual
Claimed once a year.
Worth knowingVermont's corpus already says there is no general state tuition benefit for veterans. That remains true — this is a survivor benefit and does not change the position for the veteran themselves.

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