scholarship
learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
a sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue their studies.
the position or status of a student who has been granted money or other aid to pursue their studies.
a foundation to provide financial assistance to students.
Origin of scholarship
1synonym study For scholarship
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How to use scholarship in a sentence
This is both an outstanding work of scholarship and a commanding visual document.
And despite the good scholarship the authors have managed to retain the buoyancy and upbeat air attendant on most comics.
In the fall, I received a Rhodes scholarship—I approached arrogance.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes Ferguson | Cory Booker | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe won a scholarship to Villanova and ended up here in Lawrence.
Time and again, he has highlighted my scholarship and I have never felt that he has short-changed me.
Can Fareed Zakaria Survive A Plagiarism Firestorm? | Lloyd Grove | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Aguinaldoʼs scholarship is too meagre for an elevated position, and his dignity and self-respect too great for an inferior one.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman"Mr. Everard was very much struck with Norman's knowledge and scholarship too," said Flora.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeBorn in 1797, he pursued a course of study at the Lyceum, to which he had obtained a scholarship.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe eldest, a fine fellow of eighteen, had carried off a scholarship at Aberdeen University.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellBefore the scholarship, came the Little-go, so called in the language of men, but known to the gods as the Previous Examination.
Julian Home | Dean Frederic W. Farrar
British Dictionary definitions for scholarship
/ (ˈskɒləʃɪp) /
academic achievement; erudition; learning
financial aid provided for a scholar because of academic merit
the position of a student who gains this financial aid
(as modifier): a scholarship student
the qualities of a scholar
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