scholarship
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He excelled at chess and won a Ford Foundation scholarship to attend the University of Chicago, where arrived on a Greyhound bus from Knoxville, Tenn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
An oft-cited example is Maine’s Alfond Grant program, which invests $500 in a scholarship account in Maine’s 529 plan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
In the end, it wasn’t Roldan’s talent that got him a scholarship as much as it was the boldness of his mother Ana.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
It’s not uncommon for a justice’s past scholarship to still influence their views today.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
Algebra threatened to put an end to my scholarship.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing scholarship
The Vocabulary of College
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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