fellowship
/ˈfeləʊʃɪp/ nounDefinition
› [C] the position of a fellow at a college or university: He was elected to an honorary fellowship at St John's College.
› [C] an amount of money that is given to postgraduate students to allow them to study a subject at an advanced level: be awarded a fellowship She was awarded a $60,000-a-year fellowship at the Duggan Institute for Global Health.apply for a fellowship He has applied for a research fellowship.
› [C] formal a group of people with the same interests or area of work: She is one of a small fellowship of showbusiness consultants.
(Definition of fellowship noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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