scholarship Definition
schol·ar·ship (skäl′ər s̸hip′)
noun
- the quality of knowledge and learning shown by a student; standard of academic work
- the systematized knowledge of a learned person, exhibiting accuracy, critical ability, and thoroughness; erudition
- the knowledge attained by scholars, collectively
- a specific gift of money or other aid, as by a foundation, to help a student pay for instruction
scholarship Synonyms
scholarship
n.
scholarship Usage Examples
Preposition: of
teaching: Indeed, for some of the case authors, the scholarship of teaching is hard to distinguish from teaching itself.
Converse of object
- win: He won an open scholarship to St John's College, Oxford in 1877.
- award: He was also awarded a scholarship to study integration in South African Cricket.
- administer: All UK, EU or International students can apply for Scholarships administered by the University - please follow the instructions for the different awards.
- offer: The British Chamber of Commerce in Germany offers scholarships for British students studying in Germany.
Adjective modifier
- biblical: This, however, is the point where much of biblical literary scholarship has often gone awry.
- choral: Choral Scholarships are tenable in conjunction with the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace.
- feminist: How might his account have been different if he had been open to feminist scholarship?
- textual: We also have a strong tradition of textual scholarship.
- athletic: Sports scholarships program The University operates an athletic scholarship and golf bursary program for talented athletes studying at the institution.
- meticulous: For all its meticulous scholarship and indefatigable research, Smiths commendable study exhibits some relatively condonable shortcomings.
Modifies a noun
- holder: The scholarship holders had come from all over Sri Lanka.
- scheme: No. The scholarships scheme applies only to students who will be paying the new variable or flexible fees from 2007/08.
- deadline: Closing Date for Applications: As for scholarship deadlines.
Noun used with modifier
- postgraduate: Faculty Offices are also a source of information about postgraduate scholarships.
- organ: The organ scholarship is currently worth £ 2250 per annum.
- vacation: Summer vacation scholarships for veterinary students from UK Vet Schools.
- tuition: Certain institutions can offer full or partial tuition scholarships to students they want regardless of nationality.
- testament: Beyond Emmanuel, Hort's fame rests of course on his New Testament scholarship.
- entrance: There are no longer Entrance Scholarships or Exhibitions at Oxford.
Browse dictionary entries near scholarship
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- ‹ Schnitzler
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