Fulbright

(fo̵olbrīt′)

adjective

designating, of, or holding a scholarship or grant in a U.S. government program for the exchange of U.S. and foreign scholars, teachers, etc.

Origin: after J. W. Fulbright (1905-95), U.S. senator from Arkansas

noun

a Fulbright scholarship, grant, or scholar

See Fulbright in American Heritage Dictionary 4

American politician who as U.S. senator from Arkansas (1945-1975) proposed the Fulbright Act (1946), which established an exchange program for American and foreign educators and students.
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