Note
Note: Accepted applicants from the 2024 and 2025 pools are currently receiving funding. As of January 2026, applications are no longer being accepted.
About the Green Mountain Job and Retention Program
Eligible Colleges and Universities
- Bennington College
- Center for Cartoon Studies
- Champlain College
- Landmark College
- Middlebury College
- Norwich University
- Saint Michael’s College
- Sterling College
- University of Vermont
- Vermont Law and Graduate School
- Vermont State University
Information
The State of Vermont, in collaboration with the University of Vermont and the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC), offered a $5,000 loan repayment program to incentivize new graduates from Vermont colleges and universities to live and work full time in Vermont.
Recipients were selected on a first-come, first-served basis based on regional, employer and institutional distribution criteria, as long as funding was available. Applicants were required to submit proof of employment when applying. Employment was verified with the Vermont-based employer at two points: after the first year of employment and after the second year of employment.