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Foundation announces results of its 2025 selection efforts

Eighty-eight exceptional leaders, scholars, and citizens will join the Foundation community next year as the newest cohort of Scholars, Fellows, Distinguished Professors and Faculty Fellows

July 8, 2025

Jefferson Scholar enters the energy drink business with a grant from the Foundation's Exploratory Fund

Evan Nied, the Harry W. Gilbert Jefferson Scholar, has launched a new energy drink called OK Energy

January 29, 2024

Scholar alumna continues to drive growth and change at Stony Brook University

Maurie McInnis, JS '88, has enjoyed a string of successes since being appointed president of Stony Brook in 2020

January 3, 2024

Jefferson Scholar alumnus wins prestigious award from the Association of American Law Schools

Xiao Wang will be recognized at the AALS annual meeting on January 4, 2024

December 28, 2023

Professor funded by the Foundation discusses online privacy with UVA President Jim Ryan

Danielle Citron makes the case that intimate privacy is a human right.

December 18, 2023

Scholar alumna makes the 2024 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ List

Marisa Reddy, the

December 13, 2023

Foundation Professor's unique approach to autism research continues to put UVA on the map

Dr. Kevin Pelphrey has been awarded several prestigious grants to continue his efforts to better understand autism

December 4, 2023

The Revival of Political History

In 2016, the Foundation assumed full responsibility for funding, nurturing, and sustaining the National Fellowship Program

November 30, 2023

Jefferson Scholar selected to receive a Rhodes Scholarship

Grant GianGrasso will study clinical medicine at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

November 14, 2023

Fourth-year Jefferson Scholar delivers personal address as part of UVA's "Double Take" speaker series

Charles Ellison shares his experience being diagnosed with cancer as a child.

October 26, 2023

Jefferson Scholars Foundation announces award-winning author, curator, and educator joins UVA’s Department of Art

Tatiana Flores joins UVA faculty as the Edgar Shannon Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor in Art History

October 23, 2023

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.

Fellowships

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

Faculty Support

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

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