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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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 According to Anthony, one of the young men recently got accepted into Columbia University with a full scholarship. Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Cornelio-Gutierrez plans to attend Smith College on a full scholarship next year. Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Mar. 2024 The first-place winners of our video contest will receive a full scholarship to the program, while the second-place winners will get 50% off. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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