Stipendium

scholarship

noun shti-PEN-di-oom Rare

Origin: from Latin stipendium

Also means

grant

Usage Note

Stipendium is a scholarship or financial grant supporting study or research. Like other Latin -um nouns it forms its plural in -ien: Stipendien. A recipient is a Stipendiat. Major German funding bodies (Begabtenförderung) award such grants on merit or need.

Examples

"Sie hat ein Stipendium für ihr Studium bekommen."

Natural Translation

She received a scholarship for her studies.

Literal Translation

She has a scholarship for her study received.

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