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The mission of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation is to benefit the University of Virginia by identifying, attracting, and nur­turing individuals of extraordinary intellectual range and depth who possess the highest concomitant qualities of leadership, scholar­ship, and citizenship.

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Foundation launches new lecture series in honor of retired history professor Brian Balogh

Inaugural speaker Beverly Gage delivers a talk on her Pulitzer Prize-winning book about former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover

June 6, 2023

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Foundation selects 35 graduate students to receive Jefferson and National Fellowships this fall

June 6, 2023

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Walentas Scholars Program continues to expand as it enters its second year

June 1, 2023

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Foundation has announced the names of 57 high school seniors selected to join the Jefferson and Walentas Scholars’ Class of 2027

May 24, 2023

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