Edward calls himself a disciple of nature and he is an earnest student, eager to benefit from Henry's experience.

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Fellowships are funds paid for the benefit of a student who is studying or pursuing research.

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Scholarships are generally funds paid to or for the benefit of a student at an undergraduate or graduate school who is studying for a degree.

FORBES: Back to School: Scholarships and Fellowships

Low student-faculty ratios are a benefit of small, liberal arts colleges.

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But in college sports, the NCAA has stacked the rules against the student-athletes by forbidding them to benefit financially from their athletic participation.

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"Excellence in higher education is costly, " particularly in a big city like New York, an NYU spokesman said in a statement, adding that NYU doesn't benefit from a large per student endowment or state funding and is "upfront" about costs.

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Columbia University is fourth on the Campus Grotto list of expensive colleges for the 2012-13 academic year, but most Ivy League schools often provide opportunities for families earning income under a certain threshold to attend for free through grants, and the benefit eliminates the need for student loans.

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With the benefit of a perfect memory of student's past responses, a computer lesson should also be able to identify some of these patterns and offer up novel challenges at the right time.

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The only apparent benefit in cashing in is to enable the student to show the AS level qualification on the UCAS form in their application to Higher Education.

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Removed from high schools with large student bodies, they are placed in smaller surroundings where they can benefit from greater individual attention.

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