ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˌækədˈɛmɪk skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪps bˈɜːdʒənd, ɡˌoʊɪŋ fɹʌm bˌʌt ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, tʊ ɐ ɹˈɛkɚd nˈaɪntiːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
The number of academic scholarships burgeoned, going from but a single scholarship in 1984, to a record nineteen in 1999.