full scholarship
noun
: an amount of money that is given by a school, an organization, etc., to a student and that pays all of a student's tuition
attending college on a full scholarship
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Andrew Maraniss — best known for his book on 1960s Vanderbilt hoops star Perry Wallace, the first Black SEC basketball player to get a full scholarship — truly did shine at an annual fundraiser breakfast for a literacy nonprofit.
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Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
In high school, she was known as Sharon Marshall, a standout student who earned a full scholarship to Georgia Tech University for aerospace engineering.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
In return for a full scholarship, undergraduates must work 15 hours a week, plus two 40-hour weeks during the academic year as part of the school’s work program.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Attending Thiel College on a full scholarship, Atwood served as the president of Zeta Tau Alpha and was recently inducted into Chi Eta Sigma, the National Commerce Honorary Society.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
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Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
In high school, she was known as Sharon Marshall, a standout student who earned a full scholarship to Georgia Tech University for aerospace engineering.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
In return for a full scholarship, undergraduates must work 15 hours a week, plus two 40-hour weeks during the academic year as part of the school’s work program.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Attending Thiel College on a full scholarship, Atwood served as the president of Zeta Tau Alpha and was recently inducted into Chi Eta Sigma, the National Commerce Honorary Society.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
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“Full scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20scholarship. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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