A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual (a "scholar") for the purposes of furthering their education. A scholarship may be awarded based on range of criteria, which usually reflect the views or purposes of the donor or founder of the award.

Another meaning of “scholarship“ is the pursuit of a research subject, usually in arts or humanities (as opposed to science). In both scholarly and scientific fields, the word “scholarship“ is used to mean deep mastery of a research subject, often achieved through university studies.

Types of scholarships

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Scholarships may be classified into three primary groups.

• Merit-based - financial aid for which financial need is not used to determine the recipient. The recipient may be determined by students’ athletic, academic, artistic or other abilities. The actual monetary value of the scholarship may be negligible, the scholarship being meant to motivate the student and promote the study of the subject. However, this is not always the case and the largest scholarships are almost always merit-based.
• Need-based - financial aid for which the student and family’s financial situation is a primary factor in determining the recipient. Usually such scholarship will cover all or part of the tuition and may even cover living-costs. Very often even need-based private scholarships require the awardees to be distinguished students, as the deed founding the award may include a phrase like: “for the studies of founder's favourite subject in founder's favourite institution of higher education for a talented youths of limited means from founder's home town/county/state etc.“
• Ethnicity-based - financial aid where applicants must initially qualify by race, religion, or national origin. After filtering the applicants based on their ethnicity, additional factors are taken into consideration to determine the final recipients.

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2010 sheffield scholarships for m'sian students http://www.ukm.my/e-pelajar/pdf/122009/bul_231209-17.pdf
firdzwann (wann) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:51:29 -0000
2010 sheffield scholarships for m'sian students http://www.ukm.my/e-pelajar/pdf/122009/bul_231209-17.pdf
More scholarships added: http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~swe/scholarships/index.php
CalPolySWE (SWE) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:51:05 -0000
More scholarships added: http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~swe/scholarships/index.php
New Years Resolutions Scholarships | Financial Aid Finder http://bit.ly/6VMyX5
FafsaHelp (Juan Vasquez) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:48:28 -0000
New Years Resolutions Scholarships | Financial Aid Finder http://bit.ly/6VMyX5
@danceadvantage okie she may have to audition then! She is auditioning for a handful and then hoping for scholarships etc.
MAbeo (MAbeo) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:48:03 -0000
@danceadvantage okie she may have to audition then! She is auditioning for a handful and then hoping for scholarships etc.
@naylor4x At least the fraternities is making a good use of their money for important initiatives such as scholarships, right?
danpagan (Dan Pagan) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:46:11 -0000
@naylor4x At least the fraternities is making a good use of their money for important initiatives such as scholarships, right?
So for all you celebrities why dnt none of you give out scholarships umm yea ya'll need to get it together
BriiAbaddie (Brittany Jennett) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:45:09 -0000
So for all you celebrities why dnt none of you give out scholarships umm yea ya'll need to get it together

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