scholarship

(noun)

Monetary aid given to a student to assist them in paying for an education.

Related Terms

  • low-interest loans
  • tertiary education

Examples of scholarship in the following topics:

  • Staking the Desk: Unequal Funding

    • In 2000, affluent students, students who could otherwise afford to pay for college, received "merit" scholarships worth 82% of the need-based aid received by students with the lowest family incomes.
    • What's more, because colleges want to maintain their rankings in various college ranking systems, colleges favor students with higher standardized test scores and aggressively recruit them using "merit" scholarships.
    • In 2000, affluent students, students who could otherwise afford to pay for college, received "merit" scholarships worth 82% of the need-based aid received by students with the lowest family incomes.
  • The Bottom Line: Family Background

    • News & World Report), colleges favor students with higher standardized test scores and aggressively recruit them using "merit" scholarships.
    • In 2000, affluent students, students who could otherwise afford to pay for college, received "merit" scholarships worth 82% of the need-based aid received by students with the lowest family incomes.
  • Reviewing the Literature

    • In writing the literature review, the purpose is to convey what a researcher has learned through a careful reading of a set of articles, books, and other relevant forms of scholarship related to the research question.
    • It offers an explanation of how the researcher can contribute toward the existing body of scholarship by pursuing their own thesis or research question .
  • Protestant Work Ethic and Weber

  • Affirmative Action

    • Individuals can also be awarded scholarships and have fees paid on the basis of criteria listed above.
  • Education

    • Many colleges and universities offer scholarships to make higher education more affordable.
  • Class Structure in the U.S.

    • An example of someone who achieves the American Dream might be a person who is born to poor parents but is smart and hardworking and eventually goes on to receive scholarships for a college education and to become a successful businessperson.
  • Objective vs. Critical vs. Subjective

    • As a result, the debate within the field continues without resolution, and will likely be an important part of scientific knowledge and scholarship for some time to come.
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