Free Tuition Scholarship is a Virgin Islands government-funded program created to make attending UVI affordable for more Virgin Islands residents.

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Create Your Future for Free!

The Free Tuition Scholarship covers tuition costs for eligible students. It is available to residents who graduate from a private, public or parochial high school regardless of age, date of graduation or household income.

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Program Eligibility

You are eligible for the Free Tuition Scholarship if you meet the following criteria:

  • You will graduate or you graduated from a USVI high school that you attended for 3 or more years
  • You have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher in high school
  • You are seeking your first undergraduate degree (associate or bachelor's)
  • You are enrolling as at least a part-time (6 or more hours) student, for either on-campus or online degree programs
  • You are a current resident of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Apply Now for Free Tuition and Free Tuition + FAFSA

It’s important to know you can access the Free Tuition Scholarship to cover your tuition without applying for federal financial aid. Need more aid to cover non-tuition expenses such as room and board? Then complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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New Students

Submit your Application for Admission to UVI
As a new student, you will automatically be considered for eligibility for the Free Tuition Scholarship when you submit your application for admission to UVI.
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Returning Students

Apply for Free Tuition Funding Consideration
If you think you are eligible for the Free Tuition Scholarship, contact the Registrar’s Office or submit this form for funding consideration.
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All Students

Apply for Financial Aid with the FAFSA
Complete the FAFSA if you do not qualify for the Free Tuition Scholarship or would like to apply for supplemental financial aid.
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Work Requirement

The Free Tuition Scholarship allows students to earn a college degree at no tuition cost!

In exchange for the scholarship, the recipient must commit to working in the Territory for a prescribed period depending on the amount of aid received.
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Have a question?

If you have any questions about applying to UVI, please contact our Admissions Office at admissions@uvi.edu.

St. Thomas: (340) 693-1150
St. Croix: (340) 692-4158

For questions about financial aid, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at financialaidstt@uvi.edu or financialaidstx@uvi.edu.

St. Thomas: (340) 693-1090
St. Croix: (340) 692-4193