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Two Walentas Scholars find a home at UVA School of Architecture

First-year Walentas Scholars Kaitlyn Johns and Julia Miller are UVA School of Architecture's first Walentas Scholars

October 6, 2026

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation awards $35,000 to six top U.Va. faculty members

April 16, 2018

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Brian Mitchell, JS '18, earns a spot on Poets & Quants' "Best and Brightest 2018" list

April 5, 2018

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Austin Owen, JS '18, named a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

March 28, 2018

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Brad Braxton, JS ’91, leads efforts to honor religious legacy of African Americans at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

March 16, 2018

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National Museum of African American Music has named Steven Lewis, JF '18, as its inaugural curator

March 16, 2018

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Neurobiology professor recruited and funded by the Foundation makes his mark on the University

March 4, 2018

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Three Jefferson Scholars receive Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards

March 2, 2018

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Maddie Rita, JS '18, is one of 18 students across the country to receive a Luce Scholarship

March 2, 2018

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National and Jefferson Fellow alumna Emily Charnock examines U.S. politics in a new podcast

January 22, 2018

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2011 National Fellow Francesca Russello Ammon writes award-winning book

January 12, 2018

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Scholarships

Learn more about the selection process and nomination for the Jefferson Scholarship and the Walentas Scholarship from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia.
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Fellowships

The Foundation supports world-class graduate students through Jefferson Fellowships and National Fellowships.
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Faculty Support

Learn more about how the Foundation supports UVA faculty with the Distinguished Professorship Program and faculty awards.