grant-in-aid

English Thesaurus

1. a grant from a central government to a local government (noun.act)

hypernym	:	grant, subsidisation, subsidization,
definition	:	the act of providing a subsidy (noun.act)

2. a grant to a person or school for some educational project (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	aid, economic aid, financial aid,
definition	:	money to support a worthy person or cause (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	grant,
definition	:	any monetary aid (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	post doc, postdoc, postdoctoral,
definition	:	a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research (noun.possession)