scholarship
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At Colby College in Maine, he received a scholarship that came with an academic stipend, alongside financial aid that covers his entire tuition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
He won a scholarship to the Bristol Old Vic and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company - playing a variety of roles across the company's repertoire.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
In college, Jackson played football at the University of Iowa and graduated without student debt thanks to a scholarship.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
His scholarship offers were from small-school FCS programs such as Tennessee Martin, Austin Peay and North Alabama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
He’s getting a degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska not because it’s his passion, but because it was the only in-state college that offered him a scholarship.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Berkeley School of Law, provide scholarships for first-generation college students.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
She grew up in Australia as one of four children and said, without scholarships, she would not have enjoyed the same career in dance.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
This is in contrast to the donations by Jeff Yass, John Walton and others for scholarships to individual students to schools of their choice that can change their life prospects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The 2025 University Funding Law calls for inflation-linked salary increases dated to December 2023, as well as the restoration of student scholarships and more funding for university operations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Ms. Ramos had told us to go after scholarships that we were uniquely qualified for instead of the ones that “everyone and their mama were going to try to get.”
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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