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3-year or 4- year advanced designee (AD) Scholarships for high school seniors

Pays full tuition, fees, a $1,200/year book stipend, and a monthly stipend of $420/month

Cadets can compete for 3.5-, 3-, 2.5-, or 2-year on campus scholarships once enrolled

Three types of scholarships available to high school seniors

Type 1: 5% awarded, full tuition and fees

Type 2: 15% awarded, up to $18K towards tuition and fees

Type 3: 80% awarded, up to instate tuition and fees

(All include $450/semester book stipend and a monthly stipend starting at $300/month)

4- year scholarship for High school seniors that pays full tuition, fees, a $750/year book stipend, and a monthly stipend starting at $250/month

Midshipmen/Marine Option Candidates can compete for 3- and 2-year scholarships once enrolled

Deadlines

H.S. Application Deadline: February 4th, 2021

For 1st Board: October 2020
For 2nd Board: January 2021
For 3rd Board: March 2021

H.S. Application Deadline: January 14th, 2021

Detachment will submit scholarship package for In-College opportunities App for following year opens on June 1st of the year prior to admission

H.S. Application Deadline: December 31st, 2020

Application opened on April 1st, 2020 for Fall'21. Boards meet as early as October, Apply before December to have the best opportunity to earn a scholarship

Preferred Majors?

All Majors Welcome

80% are awarded to technical majors, followed by foreign language majors

85% are awarded to Tier 1 or Tier 1 Majors for Navy Option; All Majors are competitive for Marine Option

Physical Fitness Test

1 min push-ups
1 min curl-ups
1 mile run

1 min push-ups
1 min sit-ups
1.5 mile run

2 min push-ups
2 min crunches
1 mile run

Virginia Military Institute: "The Institute Scholarship Program"

Since its founding in 1839, Virginia Military Institute has recognized and rewarded outstanding academic achievement. Today, approximately 100 cadets attend the Institute on full and partial academic scholarships awarded in recognition of their accomplishments. If you are an academically talented and intellectually curious student with a well-balanced high school record that includes leadership roles and a broad spectrum of extracurricular activities, you may be eligible to join this elite group of scholar-cadets. Financial need is not a criterion for selection

Eligibility

For consideration, candidates must meet or exceed the following criteria: Combined SAT: 1350 (combined critical reading & math) or ACT: 31 High school GPA: 3.7

Interviewing:

The Institute Scholarship selection committee reviews applications on a rolling basis. Outstanding candidates will be invited to make arrangements for an on-Post interview

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

To be considered for the Institute Scholarship Program the following materials must be received by the VMI Admissions Office no later than February 1, 2020.

Candidates are advised to complete the scholarship application package and have their materials submitted as early as possible.

Complete application for admission to VMI
complete Scholarship Application form
resumé (Question #11)
Two short essays (Question #12)
An official copy of high school/college transcripts

View/Print Application Below

Institute-Scholars-Application.pdf

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