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 National Honor Society member also played soccer and has a full scholarship to Mercy College for physical therapy.
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Background: Huff grew up in Iowa and accepted a full scholarship to run track for SMU.
—Asher Price, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Additionally, half of the students at her Brownsville, Texas, school come from a low socioeconomic status and receive a full scholarship.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
In 1952, at just 15 years old, she was offered a full scholarship to Howard University in Washington, D.C.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Background: Huff grew up in Iowa and accepted a full scholarship to run track for SMU.
—Asher Price, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Additionally, half of the students at her Brownsville, Texas, school come from a low socioeconomic status and receive a full scholarship.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
In 1952, at just 15 years old, she was offered a full scholarship to Howard University in Washington, D.C.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 24 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 6 May. 2025.
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