scholarships
Merit-based tuition awards
Scholarships are financial awards given to students to help pay for education.
Unlike loans, scholarships don't require repayment.
They may be based on academic achievement, athletic ability, financial need, or membership in particular groups: She received a full scholarship to play basketball.
The word also refers to serious academic study: a work of impressive scholarship.
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- feesCosts for services
expenses · need-based · subsidized · grant · award · tuition waiver · debt relief · financial support
Mutual goodwill among companions
- bursaryEducational financial award
- stipendFixed regular payment
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · postgraduate · undergraduate · doctorate · masters · study abroad · assistantship · academia
Permanent donated fund
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- donorOne who contributes freely
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- trustConfidence in another
bequest · legacy · patronage · sponsorship · charity · nonprofit · grantmaking · fund
Outstanding quality or merit
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- awardsFormal honors bestowed
recognition · valedictorian · salutatorian · cum laude · dean's list · outstanding · talent · aptitude
One who formally requests
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- criteriaStandards for judgment
requirements · selection committee · interview · portfolio · recommendation letter · transcript · finalist · recipient
aid
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- tuitionPayment for instruction
fees · expenses · need-based · subsidized · grant · award · tuition waiver · debt relief · financial support · costs
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- bursaryEducational financial award
- stipendFixed regular payment
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
thesis · dissertation · postgraduate · undergraduate · doctorate · masters · study abroad · assistantship · academia · university
endowment
Permanent donated fund
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- donorOne who contributes freely
- foundationUnderlying support structure
trust · bequest · legacy · patronage · sponsorship · charity · nonprofit · grantmaking · fund · gift
excellence
Outstanding quality or merit
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- honorsRecognition for achievement
awards · recognition · valedictorian · salutatorian · cum laude · dean's list · outstanding · talent · aptitude · high achiever
applicant
One who formally requests
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
criteria · requirements · selection committee · interview · portfolio · recommendation letter · transcript · finalist · recipient · award letter
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- Education Topicspublic schools, private schools, tutoring, teacher training, literacy programs
- free servicespro bono, volunteer work, charity, free clinics, legal aid
- School Partnershipsstudent exchanges, dual enrollment, tutoring, tutors, mentorship
- student self-supportpart-time jobs, work-study, grants, budgeting, savings
- student supporttutoring, grants, financial aid, counseling, mentoring
scholarshipsstudent loans
Borrowed funds for tuition
loans · student debt · debt · borrowing · debt financing
- college scholarshipsMoney awarded for education
- athletic scholarshipTuition aid for competitors
- sports scholarshipsUniversity funding for athletes
- scholarship offerFunded admission proposal
- university scholarshipsFunds awarded for higher education
- scholarship essayWritten piece for funding