scholarship

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BrE /ˈskɒləʃɪp/ AmE /ˈskɑːlərʃɪp/

noun en → es

1 EDUCATION [singular] B1

an amount of money given by a school, college, or university to help pay for your studies

beca, beca académica

  • win/earn/receive a scholarship

Collocations scholarship application · scholarship recipient

  • She won a full scholarship to study at Oxford.

    Ella ganó una beca completa para estudiar en Oxford.

2 RESEARCH [singular] B2

money given by an organization or company for research work

subvención, financiamiento

  • apply for a scholarship

Collocations scholarship fund · scholarship committee

  • The university received a large scholarship to support medical research.

    La universidad recibió una gran subvención para apoyar la investigación médica.