News & Notes

Henry Bearden

Jefferson Scholar puts an engineering mindset to work as an entrepreneur

Fourth-year Scholar co-founded a new business this summer in his hometown

September 8, 2026

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In the News

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

March 2, 2018

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Three Jefferson Scholars receive Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards

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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Jefferson Scholars Foundation funds U.Va.'s first Science Policy Symposium

January 3, 2018

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2017 National Fellow Leif Fredrickson receives award for writing the nation's top humanities dissertation

December 11, 2017

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Jack Wilkins, JS '20, and Mary Grace Sheers, JS '18, come together to help launch a new student initiative

December 8, 2017

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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.

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.