Sentence examples for earning scholarships from inspiring English sources

Achebe excelled at school, earning scholarships along the way.

After fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939 and enduring her mother's suicide, Hesse pursued art, attending excellent schools, earning scholarships, and eventually studying under Josef Albers at Yale University.

Benerito rose to the occasion, earning scholarships to Newcomb College BSS in Chemistry, 1935), Bryn Mawr College (Graduate Scholar, 1935-1936), Tulane University (MS in Physics, 1938), and the University of Chicago (PhD in Physical Chemistry, 1948).

I was never really good at school, I struggled in school". But he worked hard on and off the court, earning scholarships to attend private schools.

She earned scholarships to cover the rest.

Nonetheless, he earned scholarships to Fettes College, Edinburgh, and to Christ Church, Oxford.

Bob, Mike and Mark earned scholarships to Iowa, where they played defensive back.

A handful have even earned scholarships to the city's better private schools.

Dozens of the team's best players earned scholarships to elite college programs like Illinois, Villanova and Georgetown.

Barbour, Bolling and other black swimmers earn scholarships to private high schools and universities.

All through her college years, since her parents could not contribute much financial help, she took jobs and earned scholarships.