full ride
Complete tuition coverage
A full ride is a scholarship that covers all costs of attending a college or university—tuition, room and board, books, and fees.
The term evokes getting a free ride, being carried without paying your own way: She got a full ride to play basketball at Duke.
Athletes and exceptional students compete intensely for these awards.
- grantBestow or award money
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- no strings attachedWithout obligations or conditions
- need-basedDetermined by circumstances
scholarship · university · waiver · golden ticket · bursary · education · free education · debt free · endowment · stipend · room and board · financial aid · college · acceptance letter · carte blanche · subsidy · academic funding · student athlete
- law school fundingmerit scholarship, dean's scholarship, academic award, tuition waiver
- music scholarshipspartial scholarship, merit award
- school coststuition fees, student loans, financial aid, fees, school fees
- College Athleticsbasketball, football, NCAA, baseball, Division II
- recruitingrecruiter, recruiting, recruit, recruiters, headhunter