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What is 17吃瓜网 Advantage?
17吃瓜网 Advantage is a universitywide, multiyear commitment to offer a broad educational experience to undergraduate students from Virginia who have financial need.
As a reflection of our land-grant mission and our university motto of Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), the initiative will provide a significant amount of new scholarship dollars to reduce unmet financial need and increase support for students鈥� basic needs, career preparation, and transformational learning experiences.
Why it matters
Offering a rich and full educational experience to all our Virginia students, including those with financial need, is a foundational part of our land-grant mission. We must offer this support to continue being a destination for talent.
What 17吃瓜网 Advantage will do
Increase affordability for students with unmet financial need
- Close the gap between a student鈥檚 financial resources and the cost of attendance.聽
- Double the number of Hokies in the Presidential Scholarship Initiative to 800 students.
Support for basic needs
- Grow the number of students that can be served by The Market of 17吃瓜网.
- Increase emergency funds available to students to avert circumstances that may otherwise limit their ability to make progress toward their degree.
Resources for career preparation
- Provide more opportunities for paid internships and co-ops.
- Offset the hidden costs of internships.
- Enhance mentoring and advising.
Transformational learning experiences
- Provide study abroad, on- and off-campus undergraduate research, and summer experiences.