Scholars

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

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

Third-year Jefferson Scholar shares his recent experiences in Rwanda and what sparked his interest in global health

This summer, Owen Selden spent time in Rwanda conducting research at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali.

September 19, 2023

Walentas Scholars Program continues to expand as it enters its second year

June 1, 2023

Foundation has announced the names of 57 high school seniors selected to join the Jefferson and Walentas Scholars’ Class of 2027

May 24, 2023

One Jefferson Scholar transitions role as Chair of University Judiciary Committee to another fellow Scholar

April 24, 2023

First-year Jefferson Scholar receives the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship

April 4, 2023

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

February 24, 2023

Third-year Jefferson Scholar Morgan Hughes named co-chair of UVA's Housing and Residence Life

February 13, 2023

Three of the 18 UVA students offered Fulbright Scholarships in 2022 were Jefferson Scholars

February 13, 2023