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 Longhorns freshman Sam Cozart is on a full scholarship — just like all baseball recruits these days, after the House vs. NCAA settlement negated the old scholarship limit of 11.7 per team. David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026 West became valedictorian of her high school graduating class, then went to the historically Black Virginia State College (now Virginia State University) on a full scholarship. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 1 Feb. 2026 The winning designer will receive a full scholarship to attend the Master in Luxury Accessories Design Management at Istituto Marangoni Firenze, along with the opportunity to prototype the project. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026 The talented singer was on a path to an opera career and received a full scholarship to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music before acting took over. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026 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 4 Mar. 2026.

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