The Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship was created in 2009 to support the children of alumni attending UVA. The Legacy Scholarship is open to incoming undergraduate students whose mother, father, step-parent, or legal guardian earned a degree from UVA. Selection is based on merit and financial circumstances, and preference may be given to children of Contributing Members of the Alumni Association.
The Legacy Scholarship award is $5,000 annually and is renewable for up to three years.
The Legacy Scholarship application is currently closed and will reopen in February 2024 for the 2024–25 academic year.
Giving to the Legacy Scholarship
Gifts to the Legacy Scholarship Endowment help grow the fund and the number of Legacy Scholars we can support each year.
Give to the Legacy Scholarship Endowment
Named Legacy Scholarship Endowments
The Alumni Association is honored to administer two named scholarships as part of the Legacy Scholarship program. Both are named for Alumni Association employees who truly made a difference: Cynthia Darr Carver and Molly Bass.
Cynthia Darr Carver Legacy Scholarship
The Cynthia Darr Garver Legacy Scholarship was created in 2017 to honor the retirement of Cindy Garver (Col ’80), long-time Managing Director of the Alumni Association Admission Liaison Program (now known as College Compass). The first Cynthia Darr Garver Legacy Scholar was named in 2018.
Molly Bass Memorial Legacy Scholarship
The Molly Bass Memorial Legacy Scholarship was created in 2023 in memory of Molly Bass (Col ’88, Educ ’90) by her family and friends. Molly was the heart and soul of the Scholarships and Endowment program at the Alumni Association for 27 years and was influential in creating the Legacy Scholarship.