News & Notes

Augusta Halle

Jefferson Scholar to bike across America to share stories of agriculture

Augusta Halle, JS '28, will stop at dozens of farms to hear from food producers.

April 28, 2026

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In the News

Maeve Curtin, JS '18, receives Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at U.Va.'s annual valedictory exercises

May 21, 2018

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Three Jefferson Fellows receive Double Hoo Research Grants

May 18, 2018

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Twenty-eight exceptional graduate students selected to receive Jefferson and National Fellowships

May 17, 2018

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The Foundation has announced the Jefferson Scholars Class of 2022

May 10, 2018

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Luke Williams, JS '18, discovers an unlikely connection between politics and dance

April 27, 2018

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Two Jefferson Scholars launch a new student-run political journal with funding from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation

April 27, 2018

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David Buckley, JS '04, publishes an award-winning book on religion and democracy

April 20, 2018

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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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Scholars gathering at the Foundation

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.

Fellows on Election Day

Fellowships

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

Faculty Reception

Faculty Support

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