Write your next chapter.
Money tips, moving out advice, scholarship updates, and support for life after graduation.
Moving Forward
Whatever comes next:
- post-secondary
- trades
- work life
- travel
- your own timeline
Support for real life, money questions, and everything in between.
Realistic Budgeting
Iced coffee is not the reason life is expensive.
A realistic budget helps you balance the fun stuff with the important stuff, so you're not surviving on ramen by the end of the month.
- track spending simply
- build better habits
- make your money last
Tune out the Pressure
Not everyone has a five-year plan after graduation.
That's okay.
Take things one step at a time, your future doesn't need to look like anyone else's.
- Start where you are
- Ask questions
- Figure things out as you go!
You're going places.
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Thank you to everyone who applied for the 2026 VCU Scholarship Program. Applications for the 2027 program will open March 1, 2027.
Check back here for updates and recipient announcements.
First-time money stuff.
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- know what bills are due & set up auto payments
- don't ignore your bank app & set up alerts
- save a little when you can
- emergency funds > emergency panic
Need help figuring things out?
Book a free financial check-in.
Support for what comes next.
Get the goods.
Moving out?
First apartment.
Moving out?
First apartment.

