Learn Spanish (Spain): Me han concedido una beca para estudiar en el extranjero. - They've granted me a scholarship to study abroad.

In Spanish, the literal passive voice (using the verb ser plus a past participle) often sounds too formal or unnatural for everyday situations. Instead, Spanish frequently uses the third-person plural (han concedido) to express that an action happened to you when the specific "doer" is unknown or unimportant. It is the direct equivalent of saying "They have granted me a scholarship."

How exactly does extranjero translate to "abroad" here?

The word extranjero is a noun that means either "foreigner" or "foreign country". To say "abroad" in Spanish, you have to use a phrase: en el extranjero (literally "in the foreign country") when talking about being located there, or al extranjero when talking about traveling there. Since you will be studying in that location, the phrase uses en.

Why is para used here instead of por?

You use para here because it expresses the specific purpose or goal of the scholarship. Whenever you want to say "in order to" or state the intended outcome of something, para is the correct choice, and it is followed directly by an infinitive verb like estudiar.

Is a beca strictly a university scholarship?

While beca is the standard word for a student scholarship, it is also used more broadly for academic fellowships, internships, or research grants. If you were talking about a non-academic business grant or government subsidy, you would instead use the word subvención.