full scholarship

noun

: an amount of money that is given by a school, an organization, etc., to a student and that pays all of a student's tuition

attending college on a full scholarship

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Allred, a 41-year-old civil rights lawyer, had a career in football, earning a full scholarship to Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and eventually playing for the Tennessee Titans, before turning to politics. —

Char Adams, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Watch Halloweentown High on Disney+ 11 of 46 Return to Halloweentown Marnie (Sara Paxton, replacing Kimberly Brown) has received a full scholarship to Halloweentown's prestigious Witch University. —

Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024 Born January 20, 1954, in St. Louis, Page was determined to pursue a career on the stage as early as high school, and received a full scholarship in musical theater at Fontbonne College in Clayton, Missouri. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024 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. —

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