bursary
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈbɜr.sə.ri/
- UK
:
beca
- She received a bursary that significantly eased the financial burden of her university education.
- bursaries available to students
Things like scholarships or bursaries, student loans, paychecks, parental contributions, gifts, etcetera.
- Things like scholarships or bursaries, student loans, paychecks, parental contributions, gifts, etcetera.
- I said OK, he said what about a bursary or a a financial prize to the best pre final year student?
- I, you know, I don't know how effective a bursary is, but I'm not, I'm not suggesting he wouldn't be good at it.
Examples
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The Belgian studies were supported by a PhD bursary from the Special Research Fund of Ghent University.
Academic text (2007) -
Children should have equal opportunity to become educated, and there should be enough bursaries or schooling programs available to those less fortunate.
Blog text (32) -
In 1984, he was awarded an Arts Council bursary, and he is currently working on a new novel.
Fiction book (1990) -
With the project recruiting over 700 scientists to work across multiple survey teams, funding has extended bursaries to 400 students so far.
Blog text (3) -
It's also important to look into bursaries and scholarships, including those offered by the Inns of Court.
Blog text (17) -
In 1987, he established the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation to provide bursaries for college and university students.
Blog text (28) -
Before I left for Afghanistan, it was stressed to me by several colleagues to take a conflict zone training course, for which I ended up receiving a bursary to attend from the Rory Peck Foundation.
Blog text (33) -
The scholarship program offers a generous bursary to help students cover their tuition fees.
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The university announced additional bursaries to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Synonyms
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2.8
Money given to a student to help pay for education, often for good grades
55
2.6
Money or support that helps people pay for school and living costs
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2.1
Money given to help pay for a project, charity, or person
Money given to a student to help pay for study
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bursary comes from the Latin word bursa, which means 'bag' or 'purse'. So a bursary is like a small 'purse' of money given to a student to help pay for their studies.