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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. The only full academic scholarship at UVA is the Jefferson.

2. All of the other full scholarships take need into account.

3. Foreign citizens aren't eligible for government money. If an international student get a scholarship, it's most likely through Jefferson or they hold US citizenship.

Since you can't name the scholarship, I feel you are misleading yourself on the nature of the funding. You'd think that someone whose kid was part of something so big would remember what it was called. They ALL have names.[/quote]

I never said I don't remember the name. And I don't know what is the nature of the funding, I just know it is not a financial aid. Financial aid decision was maid at the time of the admission and they told us we are not eligible for any financial aid. These scholarship came out much later.

Here is the top line of the email from UVA:

"Congratulations on your offer of admission to the University of Virginia! You have been selected as one of this year’s recipients of the University Achievement Award (UAA) Scholarship. "

And here is the text from the actual letter that was attached:

"Congratulations once again on your offer of admission to the University of Virginia. You have been
selected as one of this year’s recipients of the University Achievement Award (UAA) Scholarship. This
scholarship covers the cost of tuition and fees ".

The above would not cover the cost of living.

Why are you not believing? Why would I make this up? My kid chose not to go to UVA, so we are not using that scholarship anyway. [/quote]

Here are the criteria for that UVA scholarship (and all the others). http://sfs.virginia.edu/sfsidentify

University Achievement Award:  Awarded to exceptional students from Virginia who will add to the diversity of the student population. The award covers full tuition and required fees. Awards are based primarily on Virginia residency, academic merit, leadership, and outstanding citizenship. [u][b]A student must also satisfy at least two[/b] of the following conditions: (1) have a history of overcoming adversity; (2) be a first generation college student; (3) be a member of an underrepresented minority or ethnic group; (4) be a member of a low income family; (5) reside in a rural or inner-city location; (6) have been raised in a single parent household.[/u]  A committee reviews all applicants from Virginia for possible awards, and notifications are sent in early April.[/quote]
So we now learn:
-It's listed on the Financial Aid website.
-It's not purely academic. [/quote]

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