bursary

noun

bur·​sa·​ry ˈbər-sə-rē 

ˈbərs-rē

plural bursaries

1

: the treasury of a college or monastery

2

British : a monetary grant to a needy student : scholarship

Examples of bursary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The award, backed by German production and sales company Beta Group, comes with a €50,000 ($54,000) bursary and the opportunity to collaborate with Beta’s Content and Co-Production Division to turn the series pitch into a full development package, including a pilot script. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025

The initiative involves providing help for fashion creatives on the official Paris calendar with finding venues for shows and presentations, seen as a clear barrier to growing their profiles, as well as the creation of new bursaries offering financial support. —Alex Wynne, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025

The committee also oversees the distribution of Prince William BAFTA bursaries. —Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024

Stone Island supported the section by offering a bursary to 34 emerging gallerists. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin bursaria, from bursa

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bursary

• cursory
• nursery
• anniversary