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A studentship is similar to a scholarship
Scholarship

A scholarship is an award of access to an institution, or a Student financial aid award for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award....
 but involves summer work on a research project. The financial amount paid to the recipient is normally tax-free, but the recipient is required to fulfill work requirements. Types of studentships vary among universities and countries. In the UK, studentships are rarely given out due to limited funding. In North American universities, studentships are more commonly known as teaching
Teaching assistant

A teaching assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include graduate teaching assistants , who are graduate school students; undergraduate teaching assistants , who are undergraduate students; secondary school TAs, who are either high school students or adults; and elementary sch...
 and research assistantships
Research assistant

A Research Assistant is a junior graduate student scholar, employed on a temporary contract by a college or university or a non-university research institution, for the purpose of academic research....
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A studentship is similar to a scholarship
Scholarship

A scholarship is an award of access to an institution, or a Student financial aid award for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award....
 but involves summer work on a research project. The financial amount paid to the recipient is normally tax-free, but the recipient is required to fulfill work requirements. Types of studentships vary among universities and countries. In the UK, studentships are rarely given out due to limited funding. In North American universities, studentships are more commonly known as teaching
Teaching assistant

A teaching assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include graduate teaching assistants , who are graduate school students; undergraduate teaching assistants , who are undergraduate students; secondary school TAs, who are either high school students or adults; and elementary sch...
 and research assistantships
Research assistant

A Research Assistant is a junior graduate student scholar, employed on a temporary contract by a college or university or a non-university research institution, for the purpose of academic research....
. Studentships are almost exclusively awarded to research students, preferably at the Ph.D. level.

At Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
, however, the term Studentship
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
 has the same meaning as the term Fellowship
Fellow

A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. Historically, the term fellow was also used to describe a man, particularly by those in the upper social classes....
 has at other colleges
Colleges of the University of Oxford

The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 religious Permanent Private Halls , which are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university....
, i.e. the office of a Student
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
 or the duration thereof, or the Students
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
 collectively.

See also

  • Teaching Assistant
    Teaching assistant

    A teaching assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include graduate teaching assistants , who are graduate school students; undergraduate teaching assistants , who are undergraduate students; secondary school TAs, who are either high school students or adults; and elementary sch...
  • Research Assistant
    Research assistant

    A Research Assistant is a junior graduate student scholar, employed on a temporary contract by a college or university or a non-university research institution, for the purpose of academic research....
  • Graduate Student Assistant
  • Scholarships


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