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[TeddyMuir]

What is the difference between a scholarship and a grant?

[sarahh]

What is the difference between a scholarship and a grant?

You may find this helpful:
http://www.educationgrant.com/2009/07/0 ... nd-grants/

Scholarships are often awarded based on merit whereas grants are commonly awarded based on need.

[rinkrat19]

Some schools use the words interchangeably.

[androstan]

One distinction that is sometimes overlooked is the difference between "need-based aid" and "need-based grant".

Need-based aid could be federally subsidized loans. It "aids" you because it's easy to get and will pay your way through, but eventually you have to pay it back. A grant is essentially free money.