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Which scholarships helped Ernest Rutherford continue his education?
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Throughout his academic career, Ernest Rutherford relied on several scholarships to support his education:
- Secondary School: In 1886, he won a scholarship to attend Nelson Collegiate School, a private secondary school.
- Undergraduate Studies: In 1890, another scholarship enabled him to attend Canterbury College in Christchurch.
- Postgraduate Studies: Upon completing his bachelorâs degree, he won a scholarship for a postgraduate year of study at Canterbury, which he finished in 1893.
- Research in England: In 1895, he won a prestigious scholarship created with profits from the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. This award allowed him to continue his research at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge.1