What does beca in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word beca in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use beca in Spanish.

The word beca in Spanish means scholarship, give a scholarship, food allowance, awarded scholarship, merit-based scholarship, scholarship, fellowship, assistantship, food grant, meal grant, scholarship, foreign language scholarship, research scholarship, athletic scholarship, sports scholarship, scholarship, moving allowance, relocation allowance, grant, financial grant, scholarship recipient, grant a scholarship, scholarship application. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word beca

scholarship

nombre femenino (enseñanza: subvención)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan estudia con una beca.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She's won a scholarship to go to Oxford.

give a scholarship

verbo transitivo (financiar estudios)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

food allowance

(beca de alimentos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María recibe una beca alimenticia de la universidad.

awarded scholarship

(beca concedida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

merit-based scholarship

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scholarship

(subvención a estudiantes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los jóvenes reciben una beca de asistencia del gobierno.
The young men received a government scholarship.

fellowship, assistantship

(subvención para últimos cursos o máster) (paid position for student)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voy a pedir una beca de colaboración para poder terminar mis estudios.
I'm going to apply for a fellowship in order to finish my studies.

food grant, meal grant

(subvención para alimentos en escuela) (school)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los niños reciben una beca de comedor.
Children receive a food grant.

scholarship

(subvención a estudiantes) (educational)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los hermanos pidieron una beca de estudios para poder ir a la universidad.
The brothers applied for a scholarship to go to university.

foreign language scholarship

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

research scholarship

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

athletic scholarship, sports scholarship

(subvención para deportistas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scholarship

(beca de escolarización)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El niño recibe una beca escolar.

moving allowance, relocation allowance

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

grant, financial grant

(beca directa a estudiante) (paid directly)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scholarship recipient

(receptor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los alumnos interesados deben cubrir los requisitos para ser beneficiarios de la beca.
The interested students should complete the requirements to be scholarship recipients.

grant a scholarship

(otorgar subvención)

scholarship application

(petición de beca)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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