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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The package for a college (student) athlete may now consist of a full scholarship, NIL deals and a steady paycheck.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
As the plaintiffs’ attorneys underscored in their brief, the NCAA and power conferences emphasize that roster spots—even for full scholarship athletes—have never been guaranteed in college sports.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
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
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
As the plaintiffs’ attorneys underscored in their brief, the NCAA and power conferences emphasize that roster spots—even for full scholarship athletes—have never been guaranteed in college sports.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
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
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“Full scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20scholarship. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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