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scholarship

[skol-er-ship] / ˈskɒl ərˌʃɪp /




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He won a scholarship to the Bristol Old Vic and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company - playing a variety of roles across the company's repertoire.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

His scholarship offers were from small-school FCS programs such as Tennessee Martin, Austin Peay and North Alabama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In college, Jackson played football at the University of Iowa and graduated without student debt thanks to a scholarship.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

But while the new federal tax credit scholarship program is a wonderful step forward for Jewish—and all—children, there is a better way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Yale has some lookers here. Aren’t you feeling motivated to study really damn hard in senior year to try and get that full scholarship life?”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

She grew up in Australia as one of four children and said, without scholarships, she would not have enjoyed the same career in dance.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Before transferring to Rutgers — where his tuition is now fully covered by grants and scholarships, some of which require him to maintain a high GPA — Carvalho attended community college to save money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The 2025 University Funding Law calls for inflation-linked salary increases dated to December 2023, as well as the restoration of student scholarships and more funding for university operations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Pearlman supports campus efforts to create foundations for scholarships and lobbying Sacramento and Washington to keep funding, including student aid, at necessary levels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Both of them had been sent on scholarships to schools run for the children of the powerful.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin


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