scholarship
Example Sentences
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An honors student, he turned down a contract to pitch for the Chicago White Sox to accept a football scholarship to the University of Illinois.
From Los Angeles Times
She had dreamed of representing the U.S. in softball, which she played on a scholarship at George Washington.
A football scholarship to the University of Illinois helped Jackson pursue his ambitions and escape his poor surroundings.
From BBC
Last year Congress created this federal tax credit of up to $1,700 per person for donations to nonprofits that provide scholarships for K-12 education costs.
An immigrant from China who arrived at age 7, he worked a minimum-wage job as a grocery-bagger in high school and went to college on a state scholarship.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
