bursary

noun

bur·sa·ry ˈbər-sə-rē

ˈbərs-rē

plural bursaries

: the treasury of a college or monastery

British : a monetary grant to a needy student : scholarship

Examples of bursary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The best director honor, which comes with a $3,750 (3,500 euro) cash bursary, went to Colombian filmmaker Sebastián Quebrada for his emotional drama The Other Son about the process of mourning the death of a teenager by his family and close friends. —

Stjepan Hundic, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 The winning project will receive the Full Moon Creative Lab Award, a €5,000 ($5,300) bursary, co-funded by the European Union, for further development. —

Stjepan Hundic, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024 Albert’s Sleeping Swans, a dark mystery drama about a mysterious illness striking the children of a small Eastern German town, picked up a €20,000 ($21,700) bursary as the winner of the Kirch Foundation Award, presented in collaboration with the University of Television and Film in Munich. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024 The prize comes with a €15,000 ($16,000) cash bursary. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bursary

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