A fellowship is an honor proffered for work of the highest calibre. It also implies a responsibility for continued and outstanding progress. Students with fellowships are required to carry a full course load.
Fellowships are available from a number of different sources.
Pursuing a Ph. Presently the Alumni and Grinter fellowships are allocated by the college to departments, who then award them to incoming graduate students based on the merits of their applications. In 2001, the Astronomy Department will offer two Alumni Fellowships and two Grinter Fellowships to new students. Other fellowships, such as the Presidential and Minority fellowships, are award by college-wide committees from a pool of applicants that are nominated by individual departments. Currently, all of the graduate students in the Department of Astronomy are supported by either fellowships, teaching assistantships or research assistantships.