The 2026 VEOP Scholarship is Now Open!

VEOP scholarships are awarded annually to VEOP member program students participating in Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Talent Search, GEAR UP, and Educational Opportunity Center who wish to use the scholarship for their undergraduate education.

The deadline for students to submit their applications is March 6,2026 by the end of business. All applications should be completed using the link below.

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 2025-2026

• Participants in a VEOP member McNair Scholars program, and alumni from VEOP member  programs, attending or seeking to attend graduate school are also eligible to apply for a scholarship.

In 2025, 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 2026 VEOP Scholarship should submit completed applications by March 6, 2026. Awards will be announced in April.