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FULBRIGHTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scholarships and Research Grants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fulbright grantee
1, record 1, English, Fulbright%20grantee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Fulbright fellow 2, record 1, English, Fulbright%20fellow
correct
- Fulbrighter 2, record 1, English, Fulbrighter
correct
- Fulbright scholar 2, record 1, English, Fulbright%20scholar
correct, see observation
- Fulbright awardee 3, record 1, English, Fulbright%20awardee
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A student, teacher, researcher, or other specialist ... who has been awarded a ... financial grant [from the Fulbright Program] for study, teaching, or research and travel in other countries. 1, record 1, English, - Fulbright%20grantee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because the Fulbright Program is a scholarship program, any participant may refer to himself or herself as a "Fulbright scholar, "even if that participant did not receive a Fulbright Scholar Program grant. [However, ] "Fulbrighter, "or a more specific grant category(e. g., "Fulbright U. S. Student, ""Fulbright Visiting Scholar, ""Fulbright U. S. teacher, "etc.), is the preferred terminology. 2, record 1, English, - Fulbright%20grantee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourses d'études et subventions de recherche
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boursier Fulbright
1, record 1, French, boursier%20Fulbright
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boursière Fulbright 2, record 1, French, boursi%C3%A8re%20Fulbright
correct, feminine noun
- lauréat Fulbright 3, record 1, French, laur%C3%A9at%20Fulbright
correct, masculine noun
- lauréate Fulbright 3, record 1, French, laur%C3%A9ate%20Fulbright
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étudiant, chercheur, enseignant ou professionnel titulaire d'une bourse d'études ou de recherche du programme Fulbright. 4, record 1, French, - boursier%20Fulbright
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Canada, bien que l'emploi de «lauréat Fulbright» soit attesté, c'est le terme «boursier Fulbright» qui est le plus courant. 4, record 1, French, - boursier%20Fulbright
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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