noun phrase · neutral
research grant
UK/rɪˈsɜːtʃ ɡrɑːnt/US/rɪˈsɜrtʃ ɡrænt/re·SEARCH GRANT
a specific amount of money given to fund a research project
Examples
“She won a research grant to study pollution in rivers.”
“Research grants are competitive and require a strong proposal.”
“They used the research grant to pay assistants and equipment costs.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a rigorous review, the committee awarded her a research grant to develop a low-cost water filter.”
Collocations
- receive a research grant
- apply for a research grant
- competitive research grant
Word family
Common mistakes
a research funding→a research grant / research funding
get a grant research→get a research grant
Say it for a higher band
5grant→6funding→7+research grant
Synonyms
research funding
Easily confused
research funding
“The department struggled to secure research funding for the new lab.”
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