<p>I am unclear on what the difference is between a scholarship and a grant. Anyone can clarify?</p>
<p>I would say that there is no difference. I generally associate a grant with being need-based but then there are also school scholarships given to needy students. They are both free money and you don't have to pay them back</p>
<p>If you just look at the dictionary definitions of the word, the two are basically interchangeable.</p>
<p>grant
1. any monetary aid </p>
<p>schol·ar·ship
2. a sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue his or her studies.<br>
4. a foundation to provide financial assistance to students. </p>
<p>However, there is a different connotation to the word. Scholarship usually implies something based on merit or something that is earned or won. Grant implies something based on need.</p>
<p>Furthermore, to complicate things further, a research project can receive a grant which might be based on both merit and need.</p>
<p>But both are a source of money that does not need to be repaid.</p>
<p>In other words, pure awesome sauce. :D</p>
<p>I am gathering from more looking that, at least some of the schools, a grant is based on need as the poster above said, and as such can fluctuate based on financial neediness each yr. A scholarship, on the other hand, can be relied upon each yr.</p>
<p>Scholarship is better especially if they have the words "merit"/ "academic" in front! Yes idic5, scholarships can be relied upon provided you maintain a certain GPA and the required credit hours. Can't slack in college if your riding on merit scholarships.</p>
<p>i am interested in becoming a veterinarian does anyone know what would be the best for me to major in?</p>