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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Allred, a 41-year-old civil rights lawyer, had a career in football, earning a full scholarship to Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and eventually playing for the Tennessee Titans, before turning to politics.
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Char Adams, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Marnie (Sara Paxton, replacing Kimberly Brown) has received a full scholarship to Halloweentown's prestigious Witch University.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Born January 20, 1954, in St. Louis, Page was determined to pursue a career on the stage as early as high school, and received a full scholarship in musical theater at Fontbonne College in Clayton, Missouri.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Gertrude Elion, pioneer of rational drug design, was a talented student who graduated high school at age 15 and earned a full scholarship to Hunter College.
—Jonathan Wai, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Char Adams, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Watch Halloweentown High on Disney+ 11 of 46 Return to Halloweentown
Marnie (Sara Paxton, replacing Kimberly Brown) has received a full scholarship to Halloweentown's prestigious Witch University.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Born January 20, 1954, in St. Louis, Page was determined to pursue a career on the stage as early as high school, and received a full scholarship in musical theater at Fontbonne College in Clayton, Missouri.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Gertrude Elion, pioneer of rational drug design, was a talented student who graduated high school at age 15 and earned a full scholarship to Hunter College.
—Jonathan Wai, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Full scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20scholarship. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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