So I noticed this poster as I was passing through the halls on my way to one of my undergraduate courses the other day and and quite curious to understand it more comprehensively. Basically it was advertising a fellowship for a particular course of study at a big school in the states.
What is a fellowship, who are they for?
Fellowships vary greatly in what is provided and what is expected. Some typical things: no serious duties like TAing and such (but the fellowship may require work, such as research, related to the grantor’s interests). If it’s an “outside” fellowship, then no tuition waiver and you have to pay tuition and living expenses out of it. Some fellowships might be enough to get by, but others aren’t. There’s also a lot of variation as to renewable, etc.
In short, go hit the organization’s web site and find it out directly.
Well basically, a fellowship is granted to someone who wants to excell in a certain area of study. And a foundation or organization pays a student to do just that: excell in a certain field.
For instance, I worked under a Mellon Foundation Fellowship out of University of Arizona. They gave me a small stipend to do research in the Environmental Psychology field. I worked mainly at Sun City, outside of Phoenix, developing and conducting research on new and improved elderly housing projects. They paid my way through all of graduate school and helped me secure my current job here at the small liberal arts college I am currently an instructor at. As a matter of fact I am putting in for a sabbatical back in Arizona where I will work for the same foundation starting a new study. I am quite excited.
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And fellowships aren’t always given only by “outside” institutions like Mellon, Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc. My grad school fellowship is being paid by the university itself. However, because my Ph.D. is likely to take 5-6 years, and the fellowship only goes for 4 years, i’ve also started applying for outside funding.
There are many fellowships within each field of study. For example, i’m studying history, and every year the American Historical Association puts out a thick book entitled “Fellowships and Grants of Interest to Historians,” or something like that. This book contains information about hundreds of fellowships. Each fellowship’s entry includes details about who is funding it, how much it pays, what conditions go along with it, how long it’s for, etc.
One Fellowship consisted of 1 Istari, 2 Humans, 4 Hobbits, a Dwarf and an Elf. The Istari (wizard) was nominaly in charge but after his disapearance there was some contention of who would lead…
Brian
please don’t hurt me, someone had to say it…