a monetary award to assist a student in the pursuit of his studies, based usually on outstanding academic achievement rather than on financial need, a payment from the funds of a school,university,local government,etc.,to maintain a student in full-time education,awarded on the basis of scholarly achievement, õpinguiks, teadus- v loometööks korrapäraselt makstav toetus, õpinguiks või loometööks makstav tulevikku suunatud toetus