How to Use full scholarship in a Sentence

full scholarship

noun
  • Slusser, a Texas native, was on a full scholarship, just like Fleming.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Her hard work was rewarded with a full scholarship, and she is now happily enrolled there.
    — Joan Lownds, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2024
  • On a full scholarship at Stanford, going to college was his first time leaving home.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Refunds can be made if a beneficiary decides not to attend college or the student gets a full scholarship.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The first-place winners of our video contest will receive a full scholarship to the program, while the second-place winners will get 50% off.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Angie is class president, has won a full scholarship to college, stars in the school musicals, has two jobs; no drugs, alcohol or smoking.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The university offered Pierce a full scholarship starting her sophomore year.
    — Ariel Castillo, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Cornelio-Gutierrez plans to attend Smith College on a full scholarship next year.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Holloway, who had a full scholarship to the University of Alabama, was last seen leaving in a car with van der Sloot and two of his friends.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Trea delayed his entry into the major league to play baseball for the Wolfpack, while Kristen had a full scholarship in gymnastics.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Cleveland, who is headed to Appalachian State on a full scholarship, was the lone senior in the top lineup, so she was counted on to lead more this year than in years past.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
  • Meanwhile Angie is class president, has won a full scholarship to college, stars in the school musicals, has two jobs; no drugs, alcohol or smoking.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The senior will be attending UNC-Charlotte for football on full scholarship.
    — Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Fitzgerald turned down full scholarship opportunities with MAC schools to walk on at one of his father’s biggest rivals.
    — Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
  • Schreiner also spoke out against states and colleges that were not offering the trans athlete a full scholarship when Schreiner wanted to transfer in December.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Additionally, half of the students at her Brownsville, Texas, school come from a low socioeconomic status and receive a full scholarship.
    — Rachel Curry, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The first-place winners of the video contest receive a full scholarship to the Cannes Student Program, while the second-place winners get 50% off.
    — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
  • In his second season, the basketball program was given one full scholarship (the D-II norm is 10 full rides for basketball).
    — Cj Moore, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Mikal Ali, one of Bell's most newer students, was recently awarded a full scholarship to Duke University.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 June 2023
  • He also was awarded a full scholarship at Harvard Law School, graduating in 1956.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • She is set to attend Florida International University this fall on a full scholarship to study business.
    — Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 17 July 2024
  • In 1988, Shen moved to Chicago to study violin at Roosevelt University on a full scholarship.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
  • At the pivotal moment, the triplets reminisced on high school as a site of their profound bond, per Fox 7 Austin, and expressed excitement at the chance to forge their own paths in college, which each will attend on a full scholarship.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • 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
  • There are revelations aplenty, shocks too, and dozens of motel breakfasts, all in search of the holy grail, which, in most cases, is represented by a full scholarship to a Division 1 college or university.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In high school, she was known as Sharon Marshall, a standout student who earned a full scholarship to Georgia Tech University for aerospace engineering.
    — Christina Coulter, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • According to Anthony, one of the young men recently got accepted into Columbia University with a full scholarship.
    — Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Carter got into his dream school, the University of Maryland, College Park, with a full scholarship, including tuition, meals, and accommodation.
    — Liz Willen, Gail Cornwall, Matt Krupnick, Kavitha Cardoza, Ariel Gilreath, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
  • Shortly after Saban pivoted and offered a full scholarship, Texas A&M extended a similar overture.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • The twins went on to attend Stanford University on a full scholarship and then the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
    — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

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