I am the newest UVA fellowship nominee - I have questions myself though. The Jefferson Fellowship is for 5 years and includes a stipend, tuition remission, health insurance, etc., i.e. all the elements of a normal funding package. However out of 50ish nominees only 12-15 are chosen. Does anyone know whether nominees who are not chosen for a Jefferson Fellowship are offered another source of funding, perhaps from their department? An acceptance at UVA would be bitterly cruel if the only possibility of funding was through another highly competitive process.