bursary
/ˈbəːsəri
/noun (plural bursaries) British
1A grant, especially one awarded to someone to enable them to study at university or college.And regardless of financial plight, many schools award bursaries or grants to the children of parents employed in the armed forces or clergy, or as teachers....
- Towards the end of this year, the Law Society of Namibia will again be looking for candidates to award bursaries for the study of law.
- Previously the bank only awarded bursaries for studies in banking and related fields, she said.
2The room of a bursar in a college or school.Please collect a form from the Finance Bursar's Secretary, Lynne Rudman, Room 11 in the Bursary.
Derivatives
bursarial
- Before Bolton School, Mr Marsden held bursarial positions at two other state schools.
- The daily running of the College falls into two main divisions, bursarial and tutorial.
- David and Helen Belchamber offer to review the bursarial management of smaller schools at a price that they can afford.
Origin
Late 17th century (in sense 2): from medieval Latin bursaria, from bursa 'bag, purse' (see bursa).