Foundations Week

August 17-20, 2026

Registration is open for Foundations Week 2026!

Get a head start on community and purpose as you begin life at UVA. Foundations Week is a four-day program designed for incoming first-year students. Foundations Week eases students’ transitions into college life by providing Christian community at UVA hours after they’ve moved into their first dorm room.

Participants will move into UVA dorms early. When Foundations Week students arrive, a welcome lunch for students and families will be held at the Study Center. After lunch first-year students will embark from the Study Center to a retreat location to enjoy a week of exploring UVA Grounds, Charlottesville, and the Study Center alongside their peers, upperclassmen, and Study Center staff. View a sample schedule.

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Have questions about Foundations Week or know someone who should apply?

Contact Mary Allison Anderson at maryallison@studycenter.net

A group of young people standing on a grassy lawn outdoors, with trees and umbrellas in the background.
Group of young women and girls gathered outdoors under a wooden pavilion, sitting around tables with food and drinks, with green trees and a pond in the background.
A group of children and a supervising adult sitting on a picnic table outdoors, with trees and mountains in the background.
Group of young people gathered outdoors on a brick patio, some sitting on the ground and others on chairs, engaging in conversation.
Two teenage boys sitting at a table during a casual gathering or meal, one smiling at the camera and holding a mug, the other drinking from a water bottle. In the background, other teenagers are seated, with large windows showing trees outside.
Group of young men sitting around a table, engaged in conversation, with one holding a sandwich, in a room with a window and wall-mounted TV.
Four young women relaxing in a swimming pool, leaning on the edge, smiling. In the background, there are lounge chairs, yellow and navy umbrellas, a basketball hoop, tall green trees, and a partly cloudy sky.
Two teenage boys sitting at a table, laughing and smiling, with books and water bottles on the table in a bright room with white walls.
Four young men standing close together outdoors, smiling, with backpacks, in a sunny urban setting with trees and a truck in the background.
A young man sitting on outdoor concrete stairs reading a book, with a backpack on the ground beside him.
A smiling young woman with sunglasses on her head, wearing an apron, giving a thumbs-up in a kitchen with other people cooking in the background.
A group of young people sitting around a table at a discussion or panel event, with four individuals seated at the front facing the audience
Group of ten young men standing on a rocky mountain peak with a scenic view of rolling hills, clouds, and a colorful sky at sunset or sunrise.
A group of young people attending a panel discussion or presentation in a room with light gray walls and a wooden carved door, seated at round tables with striped tablecloths.

This week is made possible in part through the support of Grant 63003 from the John Templeton Foundation.