Merit-Based Academic Scholarships

VUST offers academic-merit scholarships to qualified students. The academic-merit scholarship will be used to pay a portion of the student’s tuition and fees. The qualifications for academic-merit scholarships are described as follows:

A.    President’s Scholarship – $5,000.00 total ($2,500 per year for 2 years):

i. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT field

ii. GPA of 3.90 on a 4.0 scale or straight-A grades for 4 years.

iii. Valid GRE Score:  160 in Quantitative and verbal reasoning, with a 5.5 in Analytical writing. 

iv. No criminal record or illegal behavior.

v. $5,000 USD will be split across the entire program – $5,000 USD divided by the terms of program completion

vi. Must maintain a GPA 4.00 or above while studying at VUST. Otherwise, the scholarship will be terminated.

B.    Dean Scholarship of $3,000 ($1,500 per year for 2 years)

i. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT field

ii. GPA is 3.75 on the 4.0 scale. or straight-A grades for 4 years.

iii. Valid GRE Score:  155 in Quantitative and verbal reasoning, with a 5.0 in Analytical writing. 

iv. No criminal record or illegal behavior.

v.$3,000 USD will be split across the entire program – $3,000 USD divided by the terms (semesters) of program completion.

vi. Must maintain a GPA 3.85 or above while studying at VUST. Otherwise, the scholarship will be terminated.

C.   Teaching Assistant Scholarship:

i. Students who have completed at least two (2) terms at VUST with a CGPA of

4.0 are eligible to apply for the Teaching Assistant (TA) Scholarship. 

ii. No criminal record or illegal behavior, AND no outstanding tuition balance.

iii. Typically, each eligible student in the master’s program is assigned as TA for one course and one term, unless there are specific requirements necessitating otherwise.

iv. Prior to the commencement of the assigned course, all TAs are required to participate in TA training. This is a mandatory requirement.

v. The TA must arrive on campus (or log in if using hybrid mode) 15 minutes before each class session begins and notify the professor of their presence, indicating readiness to assist. The professor will endorse each TA’s attendance and evaluate their performance throughout the term. Upon completion of the term, The TA must submit a timesheet to the Finance Office, documenting their working hours with the professor’s approval.

D.  Student Services Scholarship:

i. Students who have completed at least two (2) terms at VSUT with a CGPA of

3.85 are eligible to apply for the Student Service (SS) Scholarship. 

ii. No criminal record or illegal behavior, AND no outstanding tuition balance.

iii. Typically, each eligible student (assigned as SS) must have a reliable car with a valid DMV driver’s license or any other state driver’s license.

iv. SS must be reliable.

v. Typically, each eligible student in the master’s program is assigned as SS for one term, unless there are specific requirements necessitating otherwise

vi. The SS must do what Director of Student Services (DSS) assigned to him/her, such airport pickup, help finding accommodation, front desk, Administration Assistant, etc.  Upon completion of the term, The SS must submit a timesheet to the Finance Office, documenting their working hours with the DSS’ approval.