Vermont veteran education benefits
Stars rate how much each state offers veterans themselves for college, training and exam fees (family-only programs don't count): 5 = free public-college tuition for most resident veterans, no disability rating needed; 3 = partial grants or narrower eligibility; 1 = little or nothing beyond federal benefits. How we rate
No veteran tuition benefit; only survivors' scholarship.
Checked Oct 7, 2026. State benefits change often. Confirm the details with the state agency before you apply.
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For veterans
No state education benefit for veterans was found beyond federal GI Bill benefits. Check with the agency below.
For spouses and children
Vermont Armed Services Scholarship (16 V.S.A. ch. 87)
- What it covers
- Tuition assistance up to 18 credits/semester and 130 credits total, minus Pell
- Who qualifies and limits
- Children, stepchildren and spouses of qualifying service members who died (VT Guard killed after 1955, or active/reserve/Guard deaths after Jan 1, 2001). Per VSAC summary.
If you left the service 15 to 20 years ago
No state tuition benefit for veterans themselves was found. The Vermont Guard tuition program is for current Guard members (a forgivable loan).
Who to contact
- State veterans agency
- Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs
- Education office
- Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)
- State Approving Agency (approves schools and programs for the GI Bill)
- Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Education and Training Program / SAA
Sources we checked
- veterans.vermont.gov/benefits-and-services/transition-assistance/education-benef
- veterans.vermont.gov/benefits-and-services/veteran-benefits/survivor-and-family-
- vsac.org/pay/student-aid-options/scholarships/military-servicemember
Federal benefits such as the GI Bill and VR&E are separate. See the FAQ and the GI Bill programs.