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What you can do as an Echols Scholar

The Echols Scholars Program is predicated upon the Jeffersonian ideal of freedom of inquiry and the development of critical thought.

It offers special opportunities to those undergraduates in the College of Arts & Sciences who are its most avid learners.

A Humanitarian for Haiti

"As a scholar coming from within, I do believe that with continued support and trust, I can work with others to ultimately bring about effective change and break Haiti’s poverty cycle."

Read more about Jean-Mary Aubourg

Opportunities Abound

"With the Echols program I was able to pursue all of my intellectual interests, without the general educational restrictions."

Read more about Joe Borja

Engaging at U.Va. and the Community

"I am excited to work with the entire UVA community to improve the academics around grounds."

Read more about Robert Tyler Crown

Bridging Cultures in Medicine

"My long-term goal is to become a doctor serving a community...bridging cultures to alleviate the fear and isolation patients may feel when seeking care in a foreign environment."

Read more about Christa Doerwaldt

Visit to Brazil Turns to Thesis

"I thought critically about my surroundings and my interactions in various environments, while also negotiating my own identity as a dark-skinned African-American woman."

Read more about Wintre Foxworth

Evolution of Language

"Some of my favorite childhood memories are learning different languages with my father, or tackling the literature/language quizzes he would sneak into my lunchbox."

Read more about Jesse Hrebinka

Early Graduate

"Having matriculated with two years' worth of AP credits, the Echols program gave me the opportunity to immediately pursue my academic interests."

Read more about Allen Kha

A Liaison Between Cultures

"My background has fostered in me a desire to explore and experience an array of different cultures."

Read more about Milagros Mellenkamp

A Passion for Politics

"My goal is to one day become a staffer on the Hill to draft effective policies that alliterate social and economic inequality."

Read more about Edward Smith

Serving the U.Va. International Community

"I believe that U.Va. is top-caliber university that deserves the best students around the world, and that its status as the Public Ivy should not be a financial deterrent to the admitted international students."

Read more about Bin Xie
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Benefits of the Echols Scholars Program

 

Announcements

The Echols Scholars Program is very pleased to announce a new and important initiative in funding independent research carried out by Echols Scholars. The Echols Scholars Deans and Echols Council are deeply grateful to the family of Timothy J. Ingrassia for its great generosity.

The new Ingrassia Family Echols Scholars Research Fund will support Echols Scholars preparing for fourth year capstone projects such as theses, scientific experiments, art exhibitions, musical performances, and the like.

The maximum award will be $2,000.00. Applications will be accepted immediately and decisions will be made on a “rolling” basis. The deadlines for 2011-2012 applications are:

December 9, 2011, March 16, 2012, and July 6, 2012

Please schedule an appointment with Deans William Wilson, Beverly Adams, Shawn Lyons, or Sandra Seidel for any further questions.

DOC document iconInGrassia Application (.doc, 52KB)

 

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Rare Book School announces a fellowship opportunity for UVA students to study with an international faculty at the world's premier educational institute for the history of books and printing.

Information Session: 15 March 2012 at 4:30 p.m.
116 Alderman Library

Application Deadline: 23 March 2012
 

Learn more about Rare Book School's fellowship program for distinguished undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Virginia. The RBS-UVA Fellowship Program is designed to enhance UVA student research employing special collections, including written, printed, and born-digital materials, as well as to encourage interdisciplinary learning across departments and institutions. Thanks to a generous grant made possible by the Jefferson Trust, an initiative of the UVA Alumni Association, RBS is able to offer seven fellowships in 2012, including a $250 stipend for each fellowship winner.  In addition, RBS will award a $500 prize for the most distinguished project submitted by fellows accepted to the program in 2012. To be considered for a fellowship, students must apply by 23 March 2012.

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Dean Wilson's hours for the Spring 2012 semester:

Walk-in Hours

Tuesday and Thursday  -  9:30-10:45

Wednesday   -  4:00-5:00

Friday 2:30-4:00

For personal appointments email wmw2v@virginia.edu

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