Take a tour of the Honors Residential College with Jasper Burak '23.

Meet members of the the Patrick Leahy Honors College community and learn more about coursework, opportunities, and facilities. 

Take a campus tour of the University of Vermont.

Dean David Jeneman and Associate Dean Ian Grimmer are renowned teachers and scholars. They are joined by faculty across the university who share a passion for teaching, mentoring, innovation, and discovery.

Meet Dean Jenemann

Meet Associate Dean Ian Grimmer

Meet the Honors College Faculty

Talk with a current Patrick Leahy Honors College (PLHC) student, because our students know the Honors experience the best. Prospective students, if you would like to be e-introduced to a current PLHC student please contact Simone Blaise (Simone.Blaise@uvm.edu) in our office. Simone will facilitate an email introduction to connect you with a current PLHC student, and then we’ll let you two take the conversation from there! Please specify your area of interest and/or major so we can find the best match.

Each first year Patrick Leahy Honors College student is matched up with a Peer Mentor who can provide student-centered wisdom, guidance, and support during the first year of college level study.

Follow the Patrick Leahy Honors College @uvmplhc on Instagram, or University of Vermont Patrick Leahy Honors College on Facebook. And keep tabs on #instauvm to get the latest on activities at the University of Vermont.

During the college admission process, a select group of students will receive an invitation to the Patrick Leahy Honors College with their admission notice to the University of Vermont. Learn more about the first year invitation process for the Honors College.

Current UVM students who are not in the Honors College may apply to join through the college’s sophomore strongly encouraged to apply for sophomore admission process.  Learn more about the sophomore admission process for the Honors College.

Opportunities for undergraduate research at UVM are extensive and limited only by your imagination. Research can be conducted independently, on a team, directed by a faculty member, within the university, or in an outside facility. UVM’s FOUR (Fellowships, Opportunities, and Undergraduate Research) office works with all UVM undergraduates to get involved in research, discovery, innovation, creativity, or other scholarly work on the cutting edge of their field. Learn more about undergraduate research at UVM.

From the Fulbright Scholarship to the Rhodes Scholarship, all students at the University of Vermont receive one-on-one mentoring and advising for nationally competitive scholarship and fellowship applications. Learn more about fellowships at UVM.