The 1693 Scholars Program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, honoring two decades of dedicated faculty mentoring, research support and programming.
Research & Scholarship
W&M Life
Catron exhibition celebrates student research, artistic development
Ten undergraduates received the opportunity to explore their artistic interests through the grants.
Belonging
Two Beales Scholars from Southside Virginia join William & Mary Class of 2028
Blair Dickens ’28 and Jaden Grant ’28 have been chosen to receive Beales Family Scholarships.
Research & Scholarship
W&M’s Colin Billings ’24 awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship
Billings, an international relations major, will receive funding to study Swahili in Tanzania.
W&M Life
Pathway to mentorship: Close connections drive Monroe Scholars at W&M
The James Monroe Scholars Program provides students with valuable avenues to link with fellow students and faculty members as they embark on distinctive research and scholarship opportunities.
Research & Scholarship
Catron exhibition to feature student voices, creations
Seven William & Mary undergraduate artists selected as 2023-2024 Catron Scholars will be featured in a special Andrews Gallery exhibition Feb. 19-23.
Excellence
Two William & Mary alumni selected as Schwarzman Scholars
Nitya Labh ’22 and Alton Coston ’23 have been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships.
University News
New scholarship honors Adrienne Vaughan ’00
Alumna’s widower and friends establish fund to provide need-based support for students from the Portsmouth, Virginia, region
Service & Community
More than 4,000 returned to campus for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2023
More than 4,000 members of the W&M community returned to campus for the festivities.
University News
Lighting the way for out-of-state students
$2.5M scholarship and applied learning gift will open doors for Pell Grant-eligible students from outside Virginia
University News
William & Mary’s $70M year impacts entire community
The university holds the title as the No. 1 public for internships and alumni giving.
Service & Community
Traveling the way
Harris family establishes a study abroad scholarship to encourage William & Mary students to explore Spain’s Camino de Santiago.
Excellence
Two Southside Virginia students awarded Beales Scholarships at William & Mary
Recipients are chosen based on academic performance, extracurricular community activities and service, outstanding character and other personal achievements.
Excellence
Leading scientists of the future: Two W&M juniors selected for elite Goldwater Scholars program
One of the most competitive undergraduate scholarships in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering keeps rewarding William & Mary talent.
Service & Community
‘It’s about community’
A new $1-million commitment from Mary Uhrig Phillips ’85 and Kevin Phillips ’84 includes 10-to-1 match on One Tribe One Day, support for scholarships and more
Excellence
W&M senior awarded Marshall Scholarship
Clare Heinbaugh '23 will begin her graduate studies in the United Kingdom next year, which is also the 70th anniversary of the prestigious scholarship program.
Excellence
Zoha Siddiqui ’23 receives prestigious Mitchell Scholarship to study in Ireland
Siddiqui is the first William & Mary student to ever be selected for the prestigious scholarship, which sends American leaders to Ireland for a year of graduate study.
Excellence
Kord Basnight ’85, M.Ed. ’23 and Haley Padgett M.Ed. ’23 selected as 2022 Tillman Scholars
Two students in William & Mary’s Online M.Ed. in Counseling program have been selected by the Tillman Foundation as 2022 Tillman Scholars.
University News
New $1M scholarship endowment at VIMS honors Carroll W. Owens, Jr. ’62
Funds distributed from this endowment will provide scholarship, internship and living expense stipend support for Master of Arts graduate students at W&M’s School of Marine Science.
Excellence
Two students from South Central Virginia receive Beales Scholarships at W&M
Named in honor of Walter R. Beales III ’66 and the late Harriett Pittard Beales ’34, both merit-based scholarships provide tuition assistance to first-year students from South Central Virginia.
University News
$14.4M in new W&M scholarships established by former CBS executives
An estate gift from Joan Showalter '55 and Karen Beldegreen creates four new graduate and undergraduate scholarships at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business.
Excellence
Three W&M undergrads awarded Boren Scholarships
Collin Absher ’24, Sam Rofman ’23 and Mira Wroblewski ’23 will receive funding to study abroad in the coming year.
W&M Life
Finance major follows his own path via RBC to W&M degree
Solomon Asare ’22 has continued to be surprised by his William & Mary experience, which he characterizes as unlikely and curious to contemplate.
Excellence
W&M undergrad Alton Coston selected as 2022 Truman Scholar
Alton Coston, III ’23 has been awarded the prestigious Truman Scholarship by the Harry S. Truman Foundation
Excellence
Two undergraduate researchers at W&M selected for elite Goldwater Scholars Program
Two William & Mary students have been named Goldwater Scholars, joining a select group of undergraduates studying the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
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