VEOP Scholarships

Individuals from VEOP member programs can nominate students for a VEOP scholarship. In 2024, five scholarships were awarded totaling $5,000. To apply, students must write an essay answering the question: “How has your participation in a TRIO/GEAR UP program positively impacted your educational journey? In your response, please share any challenge(s), either personal, academic, financial, or otherwise, that your program helped you to navigate and/or overcome.”

Applicants can apply for scholarships for the following categories:

• Educational Opportunity Center participants

• GEAR UP participants

• Student Support Services participants

• Talent Search participants

• Upward Bound participants

• Students or past participants from any member program who will be pursuing graduate study in 2023-2024

In 2024, VEOP awarded scholarships of $1,000 for each of the categories listed above, with the exception of the graduate study scholarship. Students who are interested in applying for a 2025 VEOP Scholarship should submit completed applications by March, 2025. Awards will be announced in April.