University of Virginia

The fundamental mission of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation is to identify, attract, and nurture individuals of extraordinary intellectual range and depth who possess the highest qualities of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship. We seek those with great promise, and give them sufficient financial support so they are free to develop their talents and to use them for the good of the University community.

Jefferson Scholars are passionate about the roles they play in their communities and the world. Thomas Jefferson’s University of Virginia is a place where producing leaders for a self-governing people has always been a primary goal. This goal of nurturing future leaders is at the heart of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation’s mission: to attract to the University the most promising leaders, scholars, and citizens in the world and to give them sufficient financial support so that they are free to develop their talents and to use them for the good of the University community.

Intended to cover the entire cost of attendance for four years at the University of Virginia, the Jefferson Scholars’ stipend includes tuition, fees, books, supplies, room, board, and personal expenses. Currently, Jefferson Scholars from the Commonwealth of Virginia will receive over $100,000, and out-of-state or international Jefferson Scholars will receive over $200,000.

Go to www.jeffersonscholars.org. to learn more

Admission Process for the Stamps Scholarship

Please click here to view the selection process and the link to determine if your school is eligible to nominate in the regional competition. All applicants to the University of Virginia are considered in the at-large competition.

Tel: 434.243.9029
Website: http://www.virginia.edu/