A scholarship is financial aid given to students.
A scholarship is a subsidy given to someone to carry out studies or research . It is generally specified as a financial contribution to students or researchers who do not have sufficient capital to achieve their academic objectives.
Scholarships can come from various state institutions (such as ministries of Education, universities or schools), non-governmental organizations (foundations, associations) or private companies (banks, companies).
Types of scholarships
There are different types of scholarships: there are total or complete scholarships (which cover all of the student's or researcher's expenses) and partial scholarships (the financial contribution only covers part of the expenses); There are also general scholarships (for ordinary careers or studies) and special scholarships (for certain programs).
Scholarships to study abroad are especially beneficial for language students. Firstly, it allows them to learn about the culture of the country that arouses their interest without the barriers of a textbook or a video; Furthermore, it provides them with the opportunity to practice their pronunciation and conversational skills at a level impossible to achieve from their place of origin.
Having the possibility of living in a foreign country is invaluable, not only because it gives life to the photographs in the books, but because it requires a very intense use of the language, constant use and in situations that are not usually presented in the courses.
There are different types of scholarships.
Learning a language
For example, language learning often includes units about food, covering the names of major vegetables and listening to or watching role-plays of people in a supermarket; However, the actual experience of walking through the aisles of a store choosing products and comparing prices, asking questions to stockers and, finally, paying for the purchase, presents as many challenges in itself as several years of comfortable study in a academy.
Each scholarship plan is potentially different and not all entities require the same level of knowledge to obtain them. Likewise, their offers can vary considerably. Generally, the possibility of living with a family or staying in a student residence is offered. The first option has certain advantages that are difficult to reject, since it allows you to breathe in the daily life of local people, talk with them about various issues and, most importantly, it eliminates the comfort of using your own language, which is very common in these cases.
Scholarship contract
A scholarship holder is known as someone who enjoys a scholarship. The term, in any case, is associated with the figure of the intern , who is a student or a recently graduated professional who accesses a job position linked to his or her specialization to complete training and gain experience.
In this way, the intern's contract implies a lower remuneration than that of other employees, which leads many companies to take advantage of the situation to reduce costs and avoid the responsibilities and obligations of hiring a person with more experience.
Working as an intern can be very enriching for a student, especially if they still have several years of school ahead of them. When theory is left behind to solve real problems, the incentive is much greater than that of a good grade, and learning is more effective, both in successes and failures. On the other hand, many scholarship recipients discover that they have not chosen the right profession for them, and this allows them to change their decision in time.
Other uses of the term
Scholarship is also the insignia or cloth band that schoolboys wore folded on their chest or hanging from their back.
Currently, the scholarship is only used in formal events and is not part of everyday uniforms.