Scholarship Definition–noun | 1. | learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar. |
| 2. | a sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue his or her studies. |
| 3. | the position or status of such a student. |
| 4. | a foundation to provide financial assistance to students. |
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educational grant under an international exchange scholarship program created to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through the ...
Rhodes scholarship
educational grant to the University of Oxford, established in 1902 by the will of Cecil Rhodes for the purpose of promoting unity among English-speaking nations. The scholarships are for two years, ...
classical scholarship
the study, in all its aspects, of ancient Greece and Rome. In continental Europe the field is known as "classical philology," but the use, in some circles, of "philology" to denote the study of ...
monasticism
In the 20th century, historians and other scholars also showed unprecedented interest in monasticism. Scholarly understanding of Western Christian monasticism underwent several revolutions starting ...
legal education
Legal scholarship has also undergone considerable change. With one foot in the academy and one in the world of affairs, legal scholars in many parts of the world do not fit entirely into either ...
Talmud and Midrash
Although Talmudic scholarship continues to be advanced by individuals in a number of countries, its two main centres are in Israel and the United States. The Israeli centre has tended to focus upon ...
Europe, history of
Not every humanist was a poet, but most were classical scholars. Classical scholarship consisted of a set of related, specialized techniques by which the cultural heritage of antiquity was made ...
Shakespeare, William
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw major increases in the systematic and scholarly exploration of Shakespeare's life and works. Philological research established a more reliable chronology of ...
China
As was the case with much of the painting, Ming poetry and belles lettres were deliberately composed "after the fashion of" earlier masters, and groups of writers and critics earnestly argued about ...
classical scholarship
Christianity proved less hostile to pagan culture than might have been expected. From the 2nd century on, Church Fathers such as Justin, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen used an impressive knowledge ...
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