scholarship
part of speech
noun (a scholarship, scholarships; scholarship — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Money given to a pupil or student, usually because they are very good at something or need help, to pay for their school or university. tree →
2) (uncountable) Serious study and learning, the work of scholars. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, a pupil might win a scholarship to a private school, or a sports scholarship to a university, especially in the US. In history lessons, "scholarship" means careful study, like the scholarship of monks who copied books. Phrases: win a scholarship, get a scholarship, a full scholarship, sports scholarship, on a scholarship.
examples
- My cousin won a scholarship to study music. tree →
- She went to university on a football scholarship. tree →
- A full scholarship pays for everything. tree →
- The school offers scholarships to children who cannot afford the fees. tree →
- His book shows great scholarship. tree →
- Monks in the Middle Ages kept scholarship alive. tree →
- There was once a sculptor, named Alfred, who having won the large gold medal and obtained a travelling scholarship, went to Italy, and then came back to his native land. tree →
note
Countable for the money (a scholarship); uncountable for learning. Similar: bursary (UK, often based on need), grant. A scholarship usually does not have to be paid back, unlike a loan.
Trees and pragmatics
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