plural scholarships
1
: an amount of money that is given by a school, an organization, etc., to a student to help pay for the student's education
She got/received/won a scholarship to Yale University.
The organization is offering five $5,000 scholarships.
He is going to college on a football scholarship. [=a scholarship offered for his ability to play football]
She is attending college on a full scholarship. [=a scholarship that pays fully for a student's tuition]
2
: serious formal study or research of a subject
The essay is a work of serious scholarship.
standards of academic scholarship
The book is about his life and scholarship.
biblical/literary scholarship
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“Scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/scholarship. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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