scholarship

[skol-er-ship]

noun

1. learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.

2. a sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue their studies.

3. the position or status of a student who has been granted money or other aid to pursue their studies.

4. a foundation to provide financial assistance to students.

scholarship

/ ˈskɒləʃɪp /

noun

1. academic achievement; erudition; learning

2. 1. financial aid provided for a scholar because of academic merit

   2. the position of a student who gains this financial aid

   3. ( as modifier )

      a scholarship student

3. the qualities of a scholar

Word History and Origins

Origin of scholarship¹

First recorded in 1525–35; scholar + -ship

Synonym Study

See learning.

Example Sentences

I went to the soccer camp and the coach there saw me play, and he said: 'When she's old enough, she should come back and she's got a scholarship.'

From BBC

He earned a scholarship at Villanova, where he became a captain and later an assistant coach.

From Los Angeles Times

Historical scholarship on the draft riots is intensive and disputatious; my only concluding point is that they seem to contain all the most painful and contradictory lessons of our nation’s history in compressed form.

From Salon

He ran his way into a college football scholarship, where he probably didn’t learn anything.

From Salon

Resentment grows as Theo finds himself a stay-at-home dad, dedicating his time to training their two children to get into a sports scholarship school, while Ivy jets around America opening new restaurants.

From BBC

Related Words

• assistance 
• award 
• charity 
• donation 
• fellowship 
• financial aid 
• reward