Jefferson Scholarship | |
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Awarded for | Merit-based to high school seniors |
Description | full scholarship to attend the University of Virginia |
Sponsored by | Jefferson Scholars Foundation |
Location | Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
Post-nominals | JS |
Established | 1981 |
Website | jeffersonscholars |
The Jefferson Scholarship is a merit scholarship that provides four years of fully funded study at the University of Virginia in the United States. Considered one of the world's most prestigious[citation needed], the scholarship covers tuition and room and board, and also provides money for summer travel, independent research, and study abroad. Application to the scholarship is by invitation only. Around 30 "Scholars" are selected annually from some 6,000 schools who may each nominate one student. Scholars have included 23 Rhodes Scholars and Marshall Scholars, Olympians, Pulitzer Prize winners, and others.
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