The APEX Scholarship Fund was created in honor of the innovative program started in the 1970s by Frank Watson and Charles Rathbone. This fund provides scholarship support to students pursuing a degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education.

The UVM First Nations’ Scholarship supports UVM students who demonstrate interest in postively impacting communities of Indigenous peoples. Donors may contribute to this fund by noting on their check, online giving form, stock transfers, etc. that the gift should be designated to this scholarship. 

Greek Life Scholarships were created to demonstrate the positive impact Greek life and alumni who participated in the Greek system can have on the University. Note: Funds are NOT restricted to Greek community members. Recipients must demonstrate financial need be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in education. Undergraduates must have sophomore, junior or senior standing. 

Created by Joan Greening ('74), the Greening Student Teaching Award provides financial awards that allow students to focus on their teaching internships successfully. If you would also like to support student teachers during their internships, please feel free to add your donation to the fund.

For 50 years, Associate Professor Emeritus Larry Shelton taught courses, advised students, furthered the Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) program, and helped us understand and suppoto rt human development in a variety of contexts. He gave generously and tirelessly of his time to all of us. His passion for and dedication impacted generations of students and alumni.

Visit the donation page to honor Larry and his contributions to the HDFS program, the College of Education and Social Services, and the University of Vermont community.

In memory of their daughter Lara, Alex and Bobbi Sobel established a scholarship for Social Work students at the University of Vermont. Since then, many people have expressed their desire to contribute in Lara’s memory, so the Founding Donors and the University have opened the fund to additional contributors. This fund supports Master's of Social Work students in their second year of the program. Please visit the Lara Sobel Memorial Scholarship web page to learn more.

This fund is used for the College to support research, education, and outreach relating to the impact of poverty and human capability and support student internships, co-curricular activities, partnerships and membership fees with the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP).