scholarship

noun

schol·​ar·​ship ˈskä-lər-ˌship How to pronounce scholarship (audio)
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1
: a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation)
2
: the character, qualities, activity, or attainments of a scholar : learning
3
: a fund of knowledge and learning
drawing on the scholarship of the ancients

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knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind.

knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience.

rich in the knowledge of human nature

learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling.

a book that demonstrates vast learning

erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning.

an erudition unusual even in a scholar

scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation.

a work of first-rate literary scholarship

Examples of scholarship in a Sentence

She got a scholarship to Yale University. The organization is offering five $5,000 scholarships. The essay is a work of serious scholarship. The book is about his life and scholarship.
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The organization funds independent justice, democratic, and human rights groups, including paying for scholarships for Black students in South Africa during apartheid and investing in legal efforts to protect the rights of American and European Muslims. —Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024 Over the past two decades, employers have paid more than $6 billion in H-1B fees that have funded approximately 100,000 scholarships for U.S. students in science and technology fields and job training for U.S. workers, according to an NFAP analysis. —Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 The National Association of Theater Owners California Nevada will underwrite its third scholarship to Chapman University. —Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024 For decades, this joyous nonprofit event has raised money to provide scholarships, instruments and musical lessons for Prescott’s youth. —Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scholarship 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of scholarship was circa 1536

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scholarship

noun
schol·​ar·​ship ˈskäl-ər-ˌship How to pronounce scholarship (audio)
1
: money given (as by a college) to a student to help pay for further education
2
: the character, qualities, or achievements of a scholar

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