General Information

The Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program is a state-funded grant program based on financial need for entering freshmen and returning or transfer undergraduate students.  Only in-state students are eligible for this grant.

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time (12 credit hours) continuous enrollment in a degree-seeking program
• In-state residency
• Dependent Student
• Entering freshmen, returning, and transfer undergraduate students
• Must have graduated from a Virginia high school
• Must have graduated with at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale
• Need-based

Application Process

• File a FAFSA by March 11

Awarding Information

• The award varies each year depending on fund availability
• The Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program Grant may be renewed up to three additional years (eight continuous semesters) based on financial need and if the student meets the following criteria:
  • In-state residency
  • 2.0 minimum GPA
  • Full-time continuous enrollment (excluding summer terms)
  • Dependent student
  • Maintain Reasonable Academic Progress (RAP)
• If not eligible for the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program, then you may still be eligible for the Commonwealth Award