Meaning
The noun scholarship has two main meanings:
- Financial aid: Money given to a student to support their education, often based on merit, need, or special criteria.
- Academic study/learning: Serious study or knowledge in a particular field, showing high academic achievement.
Grammar and Usage
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Countable noun: when referring to a financial award.
- Example: She received a scholarship to study abroad.
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Uncountable noun: when referring to academic study or learning.
- Example: His book shows great scholarship.
Typical Structures
- win/receive/earn a scholarship
- apply for a scholarship
- award/grant a scholarship
- a work of great scholarship
Common Phrases
- full scholarship – covers all tuition and fees.
- partial scholarship – covers part of the tuition.
- academic scholarship – based on grades or academic performance.
- athletic scholarship – based on sports ability.
- research scholarship – for research projects.
Collocations
- Verb + scholarship: win, apply for, be awarded, receive, fund.
- Adjective + scholarship: full, partial, prestigious, competitive, merit-based.
- Scholarship + noun: program, fund, committee, holder.
Examples
- She received a full scholarship to study medicine in the U.S.
- Many students apply for scholarships to reduce their tuition costs.
- His research on ancient history demonstrates remarkable scholarship.
- The university offers merit-based scholarships for outstanding students.
- He won an athletic scholarship because of his excellent basketball skills.
- The government has set up a scholarship fund for low-income families.
- This book is a work of great scholarship in the field of philosophy.
- Without the scholarship, he could not have afforded to attend college.
Synonyms or Related
- Financial aid (for the money meaning)
- Grant, bursary, fellowship
- Learning, erudition, academic study (for the study meaning)
Antonym
- Tuition fee (opposite in financial sense)
- Ignorance, lack of learning (opposite in study sense)