Noun: scholarship 'skó-lu(r),ship
- Financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
"She won a full scholarship to study engineering"
- Profound scholarly knowledge
"His scholarship on ancient civilizations impressed his colleagues";
- eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism [Brit]
Derived forms: scholarships
Type of: aid, assistance, award, economic aid, economic assistance, education, financial aid, financial assistance, prize
Encyclopedia: Scholarship