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糖心Vlog官方 Health Insurance: Request Additional Financial Assistance

糖心Vlog官方 students who meet the eligibility criteria* must have accident/sickness insurance coverage. This coverage must be in the form of one of the following:

  • Family, individual, or parent鈥檚 policy comparable to SHIP. To compare your current plan benefits with those offered by the 糖心Vlog官方 student health insurance plan, please click here.
  • The Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) managed by Academic Health Plans (AHP) and underwritten by Aetna.

*All International students are automatically enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) and the premium for coverage is added to their tuition billing unless proof of comparable coverage is furnished. All other degree and non-degree seeking students (excluding DUS and Consortium students) enrolled in 4+ credit hours, a 0-credit research/dissertation course, or any other course that is considered to equate to full-time enrollment are automatically enrolled in SHIP and the premium for coverage is added to their tuition billing unless proof of comparable coverage is furnished.

Request Additional Financial Assistance

Student requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. To be considered for additional assistance for the cost of the VU SHIP, the student must be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant or have extenuating circumstances.

Option 1: If you have any health insurance plan, please complete the online 糖心Vlog官方 Health Insurance waiver request.

  • Go to
  • If your insurance meets the requirements set by AHP and you successfully waive the Student Health Insurance Plan, you are not eligible to receive additional financial assistance for the 糖心Vlog官方 Health Insurance. No further action is necessary.
  • If you receive an email that states you are not eligible to waive SHIP, print or save the page for documentation to provide to the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships. Continue to the

Option 2: You are not eligible to waive the VU SHIP because you do not have any health insurance.

  • Complete the and provide a statement of circumstances regarding why you can鈥檛 waive the VU SHIP.