Veterans Tuition Gap Program

The Veterans Tuition Gap Program helps veterans who have exhausted federal veteran education benefits to complete their first bachelor’s degree.

  • Eligible Students:   
    • Utah adult residents
    • Veterans
  • Eligibility Requirements:
    • Utah resident or qualify for resident tuition
    • Military veteran
    • In the final year of the first bachelor’s degree program at an eligible institution
    • Maintain satisfactory academic progress toward degree
    • Have exhausted federal veteran education benefits
    • Complete a FASFA
  • Eligible Uses:
    • Tuition, fees, books, education-related supplies, and housing allowance 
  • Award:         
    • Based on available funding
  • Award Duration:
    • Up to the maximum set by the Utah Board of Higher Education (currently, this is set at one rolling calendar year of awards)
  • Eligible Institutions:    
    • Public, degree-granting, four-year institutions:
      • Southern Utah University
      • University of Utah
      • Utah State University
      • Utah Tech University
      • Utah Valley University 
      • Weber State University
    • Private non-profit Utah institutions
      • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
      • Park University
      • Roseman University
      • Western Governors University
      • Westminster University
  • Application Process:     
    • Contact the institution’s financial aid office or veteran resource center
  • Additional Information:  
    • Contact the institution’s financial aid office or veteran resource center