scholarship
noun
schol·ar·ship
ˈskä-lər-ˌship 
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.
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Harper has seven scholarship spots remaining to meet the new NCAA Division 15-player roster cap.
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Kevin Utz, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Future scholarship dollars could also potentially be reallocated under the increasing financial burden of revenue sharing, which will largely be directed to revenue sports.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Traditionally, schools have managed team sizes via scholarship limits — such as 85 for football, 13 for men's basketball, 14 for women's swimming and 11.7 for baseball — and those scholarships could be doled out in part or in whole.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Wilken listened and occasionally asked questions but gave no indication that the concerns would upend the settlement, which also calls for replacing scholarship limits with roster limits.
—Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Utz, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Future scholarship dollars could also potentially be reallocated under the increasing financial burden of revenue sharing, which will largely be directed to revenue sports.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Traditionally, schools have managed team sizes via scholarship limits — such as 85 for football, 13 for men's basketball, 14 for women's swimming and 11.7 for baseball — and those scholarships could be doled out in part or in whole.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Wilken listened and occasionally asked questions but gave no indication that the concerns would upend the settlement, which also calls for replacing scholarship limits with roster limits.
—Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scholarship
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“Scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarship. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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
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