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grantee

American  
[gran-tee, grahn-] / grænˈti, grɑn- /

noun

  1. the receiver of a grant.


grantee British  
/ ɡrɑːnˈtiː /

noun

  1. law a person to whom a grant is made

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Etymology

Origin of grantee

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; grant, -ee

Example Sentences

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"Progress in consciousness science will reshape how we see ourselves and our relationship to both artificial intelligence and the natural world," said co-author Prof Anil Seth from the University of Sussex and ERC grantee.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

No donor or grantee should be criminally prosecuted for speech.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

“Inequality belongs as a subject within science and for science journalists to cover,” said Pulitzer Center grantee Amy Maxmen in 2022.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2024

Atala has the CV that you’d expect from an NSF grantee, including membership in the National Academy of Medicine, and has been working for 3 decades on engineering new tissue and organs from extracted cells.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 29, 2024

In response to the Southam situation, the NIH investigated all their grantee institutions and found that only nine out of fifty-two had any policy in place to protect the rights of research subjects.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot