Grants and scholarships are not the same.

Although grants and scholarships are both ways to fund a student's education, they have some important differences.

The following are their main differences: 1. Funding methods: Bursaries: usually awards based on academic performance, talent, sports or other specific qualifications, and do not need to be returned.

Assistantships are typically recognized for outstanding performance or special abilities and are used to reduce tuition or educational costs.

Scholarships: Scholarships provide financial aid based on a student's financial need, usually through a government or school financial aid program.

The main purpose of the scholarship is to help students from poorer families pay tuition and other educational expenses.

2. Eligibility requirements: Grants: Eligibility is usually based on academic merit, talent, athletic achievement, volunteer activities, or other special conditions.

Scholarships: Eligibility is based primarily on family circumstances and financial need.

Students are required to submit financial information to determine aid amounts.

3. Return requirements: Bursaries: usually do not need to be returned.

It is an award that students can use freely, usually for tuition, books, living expenses, etc.

Scholarships: Usually do not need to be returned, but they are provided to help pay for tuition and education costs, so the students do not have discretionary control over the funds, which are usually used directly for tuition and related expenses.

4. Source: Grants: Grants can come from different sources such as schools, private institutions, foundations, businesses or governments, and are designed to support students from low-income families.

Scholarships: Scholarships mainly come from the government, schools or other official institutions and are mainly used to support students with excellent academic performance.

Generally speaking, grants and scholarships are funds provided to support students' education, but they differ in how they are funded, their eligibility requirements, and their primary purpose.

Grants are more focused on rewards for academic and other special achievements, while scholarships are primarily intended to help students with financial need pay for tuition and educational costs.