Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program (VGAP)

VGAP is a Virginia need-based grant designed to encourage students from lower-income families to plan for college while still in school. It is available at Virginia public two-year and four-year colleges to students enrolled full time in an approved degree, certificate or diploma program. Applicants must have graduated from a Virginia high school or completed home school instruction; GED recipients are not eligible. They need a cumulative high school GPA of at least 2.5, or, for home school completers, a combined SAT of 980 or an ACT of 19. Students must also qualify as Virginia students through domicile, military dependent rules or the state's tuition equity provisions, and show need as determined by the college. Award amounts vary by school; the neediest students receive at least tuition, and the maximum is tuition, required fees and a book allowance. Awards can be renewed for up to three more years with a 2.0 college GPA, satisfactory progress and advancement of one class level each year.