U.S. Service Member/Veteran Travel Grant Application 25-26

Amherst College relaunches our U.S. Service Member/Veteran Travel Grant program for the 2025-26 academic year!

Amherst actively seeks to enroll qualified students who are veterans or current members of the U.S. Armed Forces. As part of our commitment, the U.S. Service Member/Veteran Travel Grant program introduces prospective military/veteran students to Amherst’s campus, student body, faculty and classes. Students selected for the U.S. Service Member/Veteran Travel Grant will receive 100% coverage of round-trip transportation and lodging costs to visit Amherst College from within the United States. Visits must be completed during the academic semester and during the regular business hours of the College.

Although we hope that students visiting through the U.S. Service Member/Veteran Travel Grant are seriously considering applying for admission to Amherst College, those who receive funding are under no obligation to apply to Amherst. Should any current or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces choose to apply for admission to Amherst College, a $75 application fee waiver will be provided.

If you have any questions regarding the U.S. Service Member/Veteran Travel Grant program, please email Nick Fritz, Assistant Dean of Admission and Transfer/Military Team Member, at nfritz@amherst.edu.

Instructions

Before you begin the application below, please review the necessary application components and have all documents and essays ready to upload. Applications to the U.S. Service Member/Veteran Travel Grant program will require an essay (350-word maximum), as well as an uploaded, faxed or emailed copy of your most recent academic transcript (unofficial transcripts are allowable). If you recently attended multiple institutions, please send transcripts from each institution. If you have questions about what transcripts to provide or how to complete this application, please email Nick Fritz at nfritz@amherst.edu.

After a student has applied to the “U.S. Service Member/Veteran Travel Grant” program, they may expect to receive a decision regarding their application within 10 business days.

Personal Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Chosen First Name

Suffix

Birthdate

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Whenever possible, we will use email to communicate with you. Please provide a personal email address that is checked REGULARLY and can receive emails from unknown senders.

Email Address

Phone

Legal Sex

Female

Male

X or another legal sex

Another Gender Identity

Preferred Pronouns

Pronouns

Are you a U.S. Citizen?

Are you a U.S. Permanent Resident?

Yes

No

Primary Citizenship

Do you intend to apply to Amherst as first-year or transfer student?

Please indicate the term for which you intend to apply to Amherst College

Visit Information

Please list up to 3 date ranges you are available to travel to campus (as a reminder, visits must occur while Amherst College classes are in session):

The Amherst College Office of Admission welcomes visitors with disabilities and seeks to offer the fullest access available. If you would like to request a disability-related accommodation, please inform us in advance of your visit so that we can better prepare an appropriate range of options available to address your needs.

Do you have any accessibility, dietary, or medical needs? If so, please specify:

If selected for the travel grant, will you require overnight accommodations?

Please provide any information we should know before arranging your accommodations:

Military-Affiliated Information

Current U.S. Armed Forces status:

Anticipated status at the time you enroll at Amherst:

Please indicate what branch of the military you are a member of and your dates of service

Service start date:

Service end date:

Do you have any other military service to report?

If so, please select from the options below:

What branch of the military?

Service start date:

Service end date:

Please list any organizations of which you are a member or have participated in that assist with learning more or preparing service members for higher education (e.g., Leadership Scholar Program, Posse, Service2School, Stanford 2-4, Warrior Scholar Project, etc.)

Academic Information

Have you completed college coursework since high school graduation?

Please list the high school you most recently attended or are attending:

Name of School:

School Address:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

School Type:

Cumulative GPA:

Are you currently enrolled?

Start date:

End date:

Please list the college you most recently attended or are attending:

Name of School:

School Address:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

School Type:

Cumulative GPA:

Are you currently enrolled?

Start Date:

End Date

Do you have additional college coursework to report?

Please provide additional college information below:

Name of School:

School Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

School Type:

Cumulative GPA:

Are you currently enrolled?

Start Date:

End Date

Do you have additional college coursework to report?

Please provide additional college information below:

School Name:

School Address:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

School Type:

Cumulative GPA:

Are you currently enrolled?

Start Date:

End Date:

Do you have additional college coursework to report?

Please provide additional college information below:

School Name:

School Address:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

School Type:

Cumulative GPA:

Are you currently enrolled?

Start Date:

End Date

Do you have additional college coursework to report?

Please provide additional college information below:

School Name:

School Address:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

School Type:

Cumulative GPA:

Are you currently enrolled?

Start Date:

End Date:

Testing Information (Optional)

Do you wish to submit SAT or ACT scores for this application? (Amherst is a test-optional institution.)

Yes

No

Which test(s) have you taken?

ACT Highest Composite Score:

Date Taken

Did you take the SAT before or after February 1, 2016?

SAT Results from before February 1, 2016

SAT I Highest Critical Reading Score

SAT I Highest Math Score

SAT I Highest Writing Score

Date Taken

New SAT Results

New SAT I Highest Evidence-Based Reading & Writing Score

New SAT I Highest Math Score

Date Taken

Academic Interest

Please list up to three areas of academic interest:

Short Answer

Briefly, please describe any work experiences, roles in the military or community-oriented activities with which you have been most involved since high school and the dates of involvement:

In no more than 150 words, please describe your interest in attending Amherst College:

Essay

In no more than 350 words, please tell us in what ways your experiences and values may contribute to Amherst both in the classroom and in our community?

Document Upload

Please upload copies of your transcripts (unofficial is permissible) from the academic institutions listed in the “Academic Information” section of this application. If you are unable to upload a transcript or have questions concerning your transcripts, please email nfritz@amherst.edu.

Unofficial Transcript Upload

*Please review your application for errors before clicking "Submit" and sending your application for review. Once submitted, edits may no longer be made to your application.*