No Matter Your Situation - You CAN Attend the Governor’s Institutes!

• Send us an email explaining the situation to [email protected] and we will work with you to make GIV more affordable.
• If your tuition is being covered by a third party such as an agency or school, the third party does not qualify for sliding scale tuition discounts.  The third-party rate is $1,900 (short course) or $2,250 (long course).
• Some Institutes may offer the option to earn college credits. GIV will help you navigate this if you are accepted and want to pursue college credit.
  
  Please note that colleges charge an extra fee on top of GIV tuition for granting credits, but most students can utilize a Dual Enrollment voucher to fully cover that fee. The Dual Enrollment program guarantees free college credits for VT juniors and seniors. Dual Enrollment funds by law may not be used to pay GIV tuition, which is due separately. To learn more, click here.

• For a split household, please combine both family incomes when calculating your total annual family income.
• Extenuating circumstances can include anything that affects your family’s ability to pay, such as job loss, family size, elder care, siblings in college, illness or injury, etc. Please send us a note describing the situation so that we are best able to help.
• Some schools and foster care agencies pay for tuition, as does Vocational Rehab.
• We’ll be happy to send you a donation receipt for any amount you choose to pay over your tuition.
• Installment-based payment plans can be arranged, just reach out at [email protected].

Help GIV enroll a student who cannot afford full tuition by contributing scholarship funds today. Your one-time or yearly gift helps make sure that GIV is open to all young Vermonters with a passion for learning, plus it’s fully tax-deductible. For more information, contact [email protected].