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fellowship

fellowship

50 6.0
Money given by an organization for advanced study
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛloʊʃɪp/
  • Specialized
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  • He'd been offered a fellowship for doctoral study and wanted to take it.
  • a research fellowship
  • postdoctoral fellowship
  • a doctoral fellowship

They've provided support for faculty and students, endowing fellowship, scholarships and professorships.

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Examples

  • Some years ago, I obtained an OAS fellowship to conduct research in Argentina.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I was awarded the graduate Social Science Fellowship in criminology.

  • So, so I ended up in Asia where I was on a fellowship and taught and learned Chinese.

  • It's a chance to come and do a three month fellowship at post as a PhD student.

  • And it nominated me for this fellowship to go to Japan.

  • The trip to the US was occasioned by a a, a grant, you might say a fellowship to study the American prison system.

  • While working on this article, I was supported by a Harkness Fellowship from the Commonwealth Fund.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In 1936, she won a Guggenheim Fellowship to study West Indian Obeah practices.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • EDR was supported by a PhD graduate fellowship from the Louisiana Board of Regents during this study.

    Academic text (2013)
  • She was awarded a fellowship to conduct her research on climate change at a well-known institute.

Synonyms

funding
vsfellowship
670 2.6

Money that an organization or government gives for a project

is a specific award of money for advanced study or research not general support
scholarship
vsfellowship
340 2.8

Money given to a student to help pay for education, often for good grades

is for advanced study or research rather than general tuition support
grant
vsfellowship
324 3.5

Money given by a government or group for a specific purpose without payback

is specifically awarded for advanced study or research by universities or foundations
grant-in-aid
vsfellowship
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Money given to a person, school or local government to pay for a specific project

is for individual advanced study or research rather than institutional projects
postdoc
vsfellowship
  • Jargon
6.5

Funding that pays for research after someone gets a PhD

is for advanced study or research generally, not only after a doctorate

Compounds

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How Paid

salaried
12 3.4
fellowship
  • Specialized
50 6.0
assistantship
  • Specialized
1 5.9
internship
110 3.5
volunteer
7 3.5

Surface Forms

fellowship singular
fellowships plural

Morphology

fellowship = fellow (semi-transparent) = fellow + ship

The institutional sense (a funded position or grant) is historically linked to being a 'fellow', but the specific notion of a monetary award or funded position may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Fellowship as a grant comes from the idea of a fellow ('a member or scholar') supported by a college or foundation, with -ship showing the position; so a 'fellowship' is money given to someone to study or do research.