EX99-906CERT


                                  CERTIFICATION


      Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of
the undersigned officers of VanEck VIP Trust (comprising of VanEck VIP
Emerging Markets Fund, VanEck VIP Global Gold Fund, VanEck VIP Global Hard
Assets Fund and VanEck VIP Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Fund) do hereby
certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:

     The semi-annual report on Form N-CSR of VanEck VIP Trust for the period
ending June 30, 2018 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information
contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of VanEck VIP Trust.


Dated: September 7, 2018            /s/ Jan F. van Eck
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                                        Jan F. van Eck
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        VanEck VIP Trust


Dated: September 7, 2018            /s/ John J. Crimmins
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                                        John J. Crimmins
                                        Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
                                        VanEck VIP Trust



     This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350
and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure
document.