What is Virginia Tech Advantage?

Virginia Tech Advantage is a universitywide, multiyear commitment to offer a broad educational experience to undergraduate students from Virginia who have financial need.

As a reflection of our land-grant mission and our university motto of Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), the initiative will provide a significant amount of new scholarship dollars to reduce unmet financial need and increase support for students’ basic needs, career preparation, and transformational learning experiences.

Why it matters

Offering a rich and full educational experience to all our Virginia students, including those with financial need, is a foundational part of our land-grant mission. We must offer this support to continue being a destination for talent.

What Virginia Tech Advantage will do

Increase affordability for students with unmet financial need

• Close the gap between a student’s financial resources and the cost of attendance. 
• Double the number of Hokies in the Presidential Scholarship Initiative to 800 students.
  

Support for basic needs

• Grow the number of students that can be served by The Market of Virginia Tech.
• Increase emergency funds available to students to avert circumstances that may otherwise limit their ability to make progress toward their degree.

Resources for career preparation

• Provide more opportunities for paid internships and co-ops.
• Offset the hidden costs of internships.
• Enhance mentoring and advising.

Transformational learning experiences

• Provide study abroad, on- and off-campus undergraduate research, and summer experiences.