scholarship
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One 10-minute chat with a visiting University of Oregon professor eventually landed him a scholarship there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He just received a scholarship offer from UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 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
He attributes his successes to Lula's social policies, having won a scholarship before going on to graduate as a lawyer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Bribe is such an ugly word, Eddie. I’m simply offering you a college scholarship to show my appreciation. It’s the least I can do after firing your mother.”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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
She started college about a year ago, and scholarships and financial aid covered about half of her tuition, plus room and board.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 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
“What about those college scholarships you promised?” said one of the other members of the Midwest team.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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