Scholarships and Grants both are free money given to students to fund their education. Following issues bring forth the difference in them.
| S. No. |
Scholarship |
Grant |
| 1 |
Scholarships are provided by organizations not necessarily non profit organizations |
A Grant is a financial aid provided by non-profit organizations. |
| 2 |
A Grant is a financial aid provided by non-profit organizations. |
Grants are generally tax exempt |
| 3 |
A student is required to fulfill certain requirements before and after the scholarship is granted, like maintaining a required GPA. |
Students are required to provide a details about the project for which grant money was awarded to them. |
| 4 |
Scholarships are granted to those students who fulfill a specific academic performance, and should apply for the same in order to avail the benefits of scholarship. |
For receiving a grant the student/individual/organization is first required to apply to the donor along with the details of the project that requires funding. |
| 5 |
Scholarships are not necessarily issued by government organizations. |
Sometimes, money is given out by government in the form of grants to correct financial imbalance that arise between taxation and spending. |
| 6 |
Scholarships are specifically granted for gearing up college education. |
Grants are given under a variety of circumstances namely financial assistance to students, entrepreneurs, small business people, and victims of natural disaster. |
| 7 |
While some scholarships are based on gender, others are based on the field of study the student is majoring in. |
Grants are generally issued for a cause. |
| 8 |
After the scholarship is granted, the student is expected to maintain certain level of academic performance to qualify for the scholarship program. |
Individuals and organizations receiving grants are required to present a detailed report on the project for which the grant was issued in order to ensure proper utilization of funds given by way of grants. |
Sally Croft 
November 7th, 2008 
10 Comments 
Tags: GPA , grants , scholarship program , scholarships 
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@ Al de Leon: Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment. Scholarships & grants are interchangeable terms. Often they are misleading too, people often confused them for one another.
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