Scholarship for me is the idea of people becoming educated so that they can be better citizens in their community. A lot of classes I took had that purpose. Spanish, philosophy, economics, Social Entrepreneurship. All these classes had the purpose of elevating students state of mind so that they could be more understanding of other people and be able to contribute to society in a positive way.
Really being educated is one of the greatest things that a citizen can do for their community. Because an educated citizen has a duty to everyone around them to not only educate them, but be open to learn from others and listen to their perspective on a subject. So by being educated a person becomes open to discussion and debate to solve problems instead of going with a stubborn, short sighted response to the problem.
Scholarship should not stop when a person leaves school though. Because you don’t even have to go to school to become educated and it doesn’t stop when you are not in school. Citizens have a duty to be informed and educated on topics no matter who they are. As a citizen you should always be learning, want to learn, and listen to people who have something worth listening to.