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Fellowship
A financial award, typically for graduate students, providing tuition coverage and a living stipend in exchange for research or teaching duties.
Fellowships are prestigious financial awards primarily for graduate students and early-career researchers, typically covering tuition and providing a living stipend. Unlike scholarships, fellowships often come with research or teaching expectations and are awarded based on academic excellence and research potential. Major fellowships include the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (US), Gates Cambridge (UK), DAAD (Germany), and Fulbright (international). Fellowship recipients gain not only financial support but also membership in elite academic networks that can shape their entire careers.