Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant

The VTAG is designed to provide financial assistance to Virginia-domiciled residents. Learn more about this grant below and check out Level Up Virginia’s Financial Aid webpage and Cardi, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s (SCHEV) chat bot for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) help and also information about aid offered to Virginia residents.

2024-2025 Grant Amount:

• Residential Undergraduate: $5,125
• Residential Graduate: $5,000
• Online Undergraduate: $2,560
• Online Graduate: $2,560
• Grandfathered Undergraduate: up to $3,400
• Grandfathered Graduate: up to $1,700

2023-2024 Grant Amount:

• Residential Undergraduate: $5,000
• Residential Graduate: $5,000
• Online Undergraduate: $2,500
• Online Graduate: $2,500
• Grandfathered Undergraduate: up to $3,400
• Grandfathered Graduate: up to $1,700

Apply

• 2024-25 VTAG Application
• 2023-24 VTAG Application (application submission deadline has passed)
  • You can now e-sign the application! Digital Signature Instructions

You can submit your VTAG Application by scanning and emailing to:

• Email: financialaid@liberty.edu

2024-2025 Categories and Submission Deadlines

• Category 1: Returning students who received VTAG funding in the previous year. This also includes transfer students who received VTAG funding in the previous year at their former institution.
• Category 2: New and returning students who did not receive VTAG funding their previous year of enrollment. To be considered for category 2, students must submit their VTAG application by September 15.
• Category 3: Students are not guaranteed funding in this category if approved. Students must submit their VTAG application by October 1.
  
• Category 4: Students are not guaranteed funding in this category if approved. Students must submit their VTAG application by December 1.
  
  

General Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be a Virginia domiciled resident
• Must not have moved to Virginia for the purpose of attending post-secondary school
• Awarded to qualifying eligible degree programs/majors only (see below)
• Students enrolled only in a certificate-level program are not eligible for VTAG
• Requires full-time enrollment (unless approved to receive the funds at less-than-full-time during the LAST semester of a degree program)
• Students who received VTAG in the previous aid year do not need to submit a new application. Only students who have not received VTAG or who have broken enrollment should re-apply.
• Other criteria apply, subject to change

TAG Teacher Bonus

Undergraduate students pursuing a career in teaching are eligible for an additional $500 VTAG bonus award during their senior year.

Standard Residential student 2024-2025 VTAG award combined with the $500 TAG Teacher Bonus award:

• $2,813 for the fall term and $2,812 for the spring term
• $5,625 annually

Standard Online student 2024-2025 VTAG award combined with the $500 TAG Teacher Bonus award:

• $1,530 per eligible term
• $3,060 annually

Standard Residential student 2023-2024 VTAG award combined with the $500 TAG Teacher Bonus award:

• $2,750 per eligible term
• $5,500 annually

Standard Online student 2023-2024 VTAG award combined with the $500 TAG Teacher Bonus award:

• $1,500 per eligible term
• $3,000 annually

Eligibility requirements:

• Must be fully accepted in an undergraduate degree program
• Must be recognized at the senior level classification for the term in which the TAG Teacher Bonus award is applied, regardless of whether or not it is the student’s graduation year. If a student’s senior year extends beyond two semesters, the student may continue to receive the TAG Teacher Bonus award provided the student meets all other VTAG eligibility requirements.
• Must be officially enrolled in a Virginia Department of Education approved educator preparation program. Eligible programs are listed below. Students in an eligible program and meeting all other eligibility requirements will have their accounts updated automatically by the Financial Aid Office with the additional grant award.
• Must have a standard VTAG award disbursed in the semester in which the TAG Teacher Bonus award is disbursed.  Students are ineligible for the TAG Teacher Bonus award if they are already at their VTAG lifetime limit.

Approved Teacher Preparation Programs

Religious Undergraduate Degree Programs

Some theology and religion programs are NOT eligible for VTAG funds from the State of Virginia (known as CIP Code 39 programs: Theology and Religious Vocations). Eligibility based on degree programs is subject to change.

Graduate Students

Credit Hour Requirement

VTAG regulations require all graduate students to be enrolled in at least nine credit hours per term at the graduate level.