Fulbright
Americannoun
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(James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
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Informal.
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a grant awarded under the provisions of the Fulbright Act.
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a person who receives such a grant.
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Usage
What is Fulbright? The Fulbright U. S. Student Program, or Fulbright for short, awards recent American college graduates grants to teach English or participate in research projects in other nations. Fulbright grant recipients, or Fulbrighters, work and live with the people they are teaching or researching with in their host countries. In order to qualify for a Fulbright grant, you must have recently earned a bachelor’s degree, be a graduate student with your field of study related to history, culture, or current events, or have several years of experience performing, studying, or writing in the field for which you apply. Fulbrighters may be sent to countries within the East Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and other regions.
Example Sentences
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David Kessler, an attorney who heads the US privacy practice at Norton Rose Fulbright, said many of his corporate clients are already having to grapple with this.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Siegel has received two Fulbright awards to conduct research in Brazil and Lisbon, Portugal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
He served as an educational and cultural ambassador in the Palestinian territories through the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Yunus won a Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States and returned soon after Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan in 1971 following a war.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
And the trip would give him an opportunity to take his next step—to tell Senator William Fulbright about McNamara’s secret study, and offer him a copy.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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