Murray Scholars Program

About the Program

The Murray Scholars program provides impressive benefits, both educational and financial:

Murray Scholars will receive significant financial awards: Virginia tuition, fees, room and board annually ($16,549 for 2007-2008) for in-state residents and Virginia tuition, fees, room and board annually ($16,549 for 2007-2008) for out-of-state residents.

Scholars will work closely with distinguished faculty mentors, planning their own course of study and enjoying access and support reserved at most universities exclusively for graduate students.

Scholars will take part in special events and programs, including meetings with the leading artists, scientists, politicians and humanitarians of our time who regularly visit campus. In recent years, these have included the secretary general of the United Nations, several secretaries of state, film stars and directors, leading geneticists and AIDS researchers, Nobel prize-winning physicists, and ambassadors from around the world.

In addition to their scholarship funding, Murray Scholars will receive stipends of $2,500 for each of two summers to support independent projects they have developed. These may involve travel, research, or a range of creative or service-oriented endeavors.

In their senior year, Scholars will design and complete an original project of impressive scope: a research initiative, senior thesis, or significant creative undertaking, which they will present at an annual symposium of scholars, faculty, and families.

Murray Scholars will be given priority in course selection.