1Financial aid awarded to support a student's studies; may be a grant that need not be repaid or a repayable loan, depending on the program.
彼は奨学金をもらって大学に通っている。
He attends university on a scholarship.
成績優秀者には奨学金が支給される。
Top-performing students are awarded scholarships.
奨学金の申請には推薦状が必要だ。
A letter of recommendation is required to apply for the scholarship.
家庭の経済状況を理由に奨学金を申し込んだ。
I applied for financial aid because of my family's financial situation.
2In some systems, refers to the repayable, loan-type variety — effectively a student loan.
卒業後、奨学金の返済が始まった。
After graduation, I started repaying my student loan.
その奨学金は貸与型なので、将来返さなければならない。
That scholarship is loan-based, so it must be repaid in the future.