granters
Those who allow
Granters are people or entities that grant something—permissions, wishes, requests, or formal approvals.
The word appears most often in legal and administrative contexts: The granters of the license imposed strict conditions.
A granter gives; a grantee receives.
People who give gifts
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- fundersThose providing money
- contributorsThose who give help
backers · supporters · philanthropists · underwriters · financiers · givers · providers · angels
Funds awarded for study
- fellowshipsScholarly funding awards
- bursariesEducational funding awards
- stipendsFixed regular allowances
Conferring an honor
- conferringGiving or discussing formally
- givingTransferring to another
- donatingGiving freely, expecting nothing
- allocatingDistributing for specific purposes
disbursing · distributing · endowing · providing · approving · authorizing · funding · supporting
donors
People who give gifts
contributors · backers · supporters · philanthropists · underwriters · financiers · givers · providers · angels · foundations
scholarships
Funds awarded for study
- fellowshipsScholarly funding awards
- bursariesEducational funding awards
- stipendsFixed regular allowances
awarding
Conferring an honor
- conferringGiving or discussing formally
- givingTransferring to another
- donatingGiving freely, expecting nothing
allocating · disbursing · distributing · endowing · providing · approving · authorizing · funding · supporting · sponsoring
grantersgrantees
Recipients of funds
recipients · receivers · beneficiaries · takers · petitioners
- taken for grantedAssumed present, never thanked
- permission grantedOfficial approval to proceed
- wish grantedDesired outcome obtained
- granted arms