scholarship
noun
schol·ar·ship
ˈskä-lər-ˌship 
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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Policy experts and advocates have come up with proposals that include reserving 30 percent of scholarships for the Fulbright program, international fellowship, for those who are married or have children.
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Eric Olson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Although not directly responding to Taiwo, Badawi’s encyclopedic survey of African history is an important installment in the current wave of scholarship on the deep histories of African societies.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Policy experts and advocates have come up with proposals that include reserving 30 percent of scholarships for the Fulbright program, international fellowship, for those who are married or have children.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Here's an easy way to incorporate fascinating scholarship.
—JSTOR Daily, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scholarship
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“Scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarship. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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scholarship
noun
schol·ar·ship
ˈskäl-ər-ˌship
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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