奨学生

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 奨学生, read しょうがくせい, and it combines 奨学, meaning support for study, with 生, meaning student.
• Basic usage: The basic sense of 奨学生 is a student selected to receive scholarship support for study or research.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The recipient rather than the scholarship itself
  • Both examples use the form 奨学生. 奨学金 names the financial award or funding system, whereas 奨学生 names the student chosen to receive it.
• Continuing university research and welcoming new recipients
  • 彼女は奨学生として大学で研究を続けています。 — She continues her research at the university as a scholarship student.
  • 新しい奨学生を迎える会が講堂で開かれました。 — A welcoming ceremony for the new scholarship recipients was held in the auditorium.