2026

Katherine Olivar Flores

Walentas Scholar

Evan Nied

Harry W. Gilbert Jefferson Scholar

Abigail Nickelson

Eli W. Tullis Jefferson Scholar

Cecilia Murphy

Parker H. Lee Jr., M.D. Jefferson Scholar

Abigail Milne

Randolph P. Barton Family Jefferson Scholar

Esme Merrill

Charles V. Moore Jefferson Scholar

Sofia Megert

L.S. Waldrop/T. Evans Wyckoff Jefferson Scholar

Allison McVey

Richard S. Cross Jefferson Scholar

R.J. May

Walentas Scholar

Simone Marijic Buljubasic

William G. Pannill Jefferson Scholar

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.