bourses d'aide

English translation: grant

23:09 Mar 8, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / scholarships/grants
French term or phrase: bourses d'aide
Context: "il serait intéressant de prévoir également des bourses d’aide à la diffusion du spectacle vivant à l’étranger, pour soutenir notamment des formes artistiques de haute qualité qui rencontrent des difficultés de diffusion ainsi que les productions de jeunes créateurs encore méconnus."

I find 'bourse d'aide' a zillion times in French on google but cannot seem to find an English translation anywhere. Is this called a 'grant aid' in English?

TIA.
HelenG
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Local time: 08:37
English translation:grant
Explanation:
You are translating the following french expression : Bourses d'aide. The equivalent and the most relevant in English is : Grant. You don't need to mention aid in this case as in French, we give grant for those who particularly need help...
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6grant
gwendoline soleau (X)
4 +1grant aid
Helen Shiner
4grants-in-aid
Travelin Ann
4touring grants
David Vaughn
4bursary
pooja_chic
4Access to learning fund or hardship fund?
Stéphanie Denton (X)
4subsidies
Euqinimod (X)


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grants-in-aid


Explanation:
more often seen in the singular, grant-in-aid


    Reference: http://www.gvsu.edu/research_dev/index.cfm?id=B27BF3E5-DA83-...
Travelin Ann
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grant


Explanation:
You are translating the following french expression : Bourses d'aide. The equivalent and the most relevant in English is : Grant. You don't need to mention aid in this case as in French, we give grant for those who particularly need help...

gwendoline soleau (X)
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agree  philgoddard
6 hrs
  -> thanks !

agree  Frankyrosie
7 hrs
  -> thanks !

agree  DouglasCarnall
8 hrs

agree  Sheila Wilson: A grant is "forcément" an aid
8 hrs
  -> sure it's more logical .

agree  Natasha Dupuy
8 hrs
  -> thank you natasha !

agree  mendezhord
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grant aid


Explanation:
Usually referred to in the singular. Might also be called a bursary. See page 2 here:
www.elmbridge.gov.uk/.../Leisure/Grant Aid (Arts).pdf

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http://www.mkcommunityfoundation.co.uk/Grants/Arts-Bursary

http://www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/education/winners06....

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or specifically travel grants:

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/scap/travel.html

Helen Shiner
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agree  Rachel Fell: http://www.trainingandcourses.com/all/securing-grant-aid-fro...
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touring grants


Explanation:
Widely used term.

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http://www.google.fr/search?q=touring&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-03-09 06:44:02 GMT)
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In this context of aid for international touring, the google search shows that "touring grant" is used in all English speaking countries. French does not have a similar expression ("distribution" is the closest term). Of course the phrase could be turned "grants for international touring"

David Vaughn
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bursary


Explanation:
http://www.uottawa.ca/services/lsl/eng/writing-translations....
Scholarships are generally awarded for academic achievement or other types of merit (community service, athletic excellence and so on).

Bursaries, on the other hand, are associated with either financial need or a neutral criterion like being a first-generation student in a family or a student with disabilities.
The French equivalents in most cases are

- bourse d'excellence (scholarship)
- bourse d'études or bourse d'aide financière (bursary)

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http://www.csss-iugs.ca/cdrv/show_section.php?L=en&ParentID=...
Finally, students can benefit from the bourses d’aide à la communication (communication assistance bursaries) offered by the CDRV and by the RQRV.

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So we can say bursaries

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Note added at 10 hrs (2011-03-09 09:26:29 GMT)
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http://www.canlearn.ca/eng/main/help/glossary/bursary.shtml

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Access to learning fund or hardship fund?


Explanation:
I've just received my ALF from UWE myself, and they were nice enough to send me a hardship fund to top it off. this is what they will call a specific grant if you'd like something a little more 'university'

Stéphanie Denton (X)
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subsidies


Explanation:
They are a monetary assistance granted by any government to an individual, a group, a sector or branch of industry in support of a specific activity, which appears to be just the point here.

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