scholarship
n. C / Un. money given to a student by a school or organization to help pay for their education. You usually get this because you have great grades or a special talent.
n. a grant or payment made to support a student's education, typically awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement. Can also refer to the high level of knowledge or serious study shown by an academic.
She won a full scholarship to study engineering.
The university offers several athletic scholarships to attract talented players to their basketball team each year.
While the financial scholarship eased his tuition burden, he was equally impressed by the rigorous scholarship displayed in the professor's latest historical treatise.
From scholar + -ship.
Countable when referring to financial grants; uncountable when referring to the quality of academic work or serious study.
I applied for a scholarship to the universityI applied for a scholarship at the universityWhile you get a scholarship 'to' a school, you usually apply 'at' the institution or 'for' the award itself.