scholarship

noun

schol·​ar·​ship ˈskä-lər-ˌship 

1

: a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation)

2

: the character, qualities, activity, or attainments of a scholar : learning

3

: a fund of knowledge and learning

drawing on the scholarship of the ancients

Synonyms

• education
• erudition
• knowledge
• learnedness
• learning
• literacy

Choose the Right Synonym for scholarship

knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind.

knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience.

rich in the knowledge of human nature

learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling.

a book that demonstrates vast learning

erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning.

an erudition unusual even in a scholar

scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation.

a work of first-rate literary scholarship

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Roaring Springs also has a scholarship program for employees in college. —Elena Gastaldo, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2024

Apart from those cuts, a university scholarship program for the spouses and dependents of law enforcement officers took a $500,000 cut. —Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024

Silva, who also got a scholarship from TheDream.US, the nation’s largest aid network for undocumented youth — wants to work in an emergency room or an oncology department. —Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024

There would also be new scholarship programs in several countries, including Hungary, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Spain. —Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing scholarship

• football scholarship
• full scholarship

Kids Definition

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