Definition of scholarship noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
scholarship
noun
ˈskɒləʃɪp ˈskɑːlərʃɪp
1[countable]an amount of money given to somebody by an organization to help pay for their educationShe won a scholarship to study at Stanford.He went to drama school on a scholarship.2[uncountable]the serious study of an academic subject and the knowledge and methods involved