Definitions for Fulbright
ˈfʊlˌbraɪtful·bright

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1. Fulbright, William Fulbright, James William Fulbrightnoun

   United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)

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1. Fulbright

   The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. Via the program, competitively-selected American citizens including students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists, and artists may receive scholarships or grants to study, conduct research, teach, or exercise their talents abroad; and citizens of other countries may qualify to do the same in the United States. The program was founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946 and is considered to be one of the most widely recognized and prestigious scholarships in the world. The program provides approximately 8,000 grants annually – roughly 1,600 to U.S. students, 1,200 to U.S. scholars, 4,000 to foreign students, 900 to foreign visiting scholars, and several hundred to teachers and professionals.The Fulbright Program is administered by cooperating organizations such as the Institute of International Education and operates in over 160 countries around the world. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State sponsors the Fulbright Program and receives funding from the United States Congress via annual appropriation bills. Additional direct and in-kind support comes from partner governments, foundations, corporations, and host institutions both in and outside the U.S. In 49 countries, a bi-national Fulbright Commission administers and oversees the Fulbright Program. In countries that have an active program but no Fulbright Commission, the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy oversees the Fulbright Program. More than 370,000 people have participated in the program since it began; 62 Fulbright alumni have won Nobel Prizes; 88 have won Pulitzer Prizes.

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1. FULBRIGHT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fulbright is ranked #10499 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fulbright surname appeared 3,056 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Fulbright.
   
   81.7% or 2,499 total occurrences were White.
   13.9% or 427 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 61 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.5% or 48 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.3% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.2% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce Fulbright?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fulbright in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fulbright in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Fulbright in a Sentence

1. William Fullbright:

   I'm sure that President Johnson would never have pursued the war in Vietnam if he'd ever had a Fulbright to Japan, or say Bangkok, or had any feeling for what these people are like and why they acted the way they did. He was completely ignorant.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Fulbright
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulbright
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html