You can get educational assistance if you are the child, stepchild or surviving spouse of a service member who died on active or inactive duty. The scholarship covers up to 18 credit hours per semester and a maximum of 130 credits at a Vermont university, college, post-secondary institution or technical institute, leading to a certificate or a degree other than a postgraduate degree. Any Pell Grant you receive is deducted from the amount.
Complete the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation assisted online scholarship application.
The service member’s casualty documentation and service records, proof of your relationship to them, proof of Vermont residency or Vermont-based unit assignment where it applies, and your school enrollment information.