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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Texas committed to funding all 21 sports up to the full scholarship roster limit, allocating 75 percent of funds to football and 15 percent to men's basketball, according to the Houston Chronicle. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025 Whereas teams could only offer 11.7 scholarships in baseball, now universities can offer a full scholarship to all 34 players. Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025 Shortly after Saban pivoted and offered a full scholarship, Texas A&M extended a similar overture. Michael Silver, New York Times, 20 May 2025 In 1988, Shen moved to Chicago to study violin at Roosevelt University on a full scholarship. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full scholarship

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“Full scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20scholarship. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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