OM 6.3.4 Externally Funded Fellows

Policy 

A fellowship is an externally-funded award given to subsidize the cost of education and to pay for a student's academic pursuits. A fellowship is typically a merit-based scholarship that provides financial support to graduate students to pursue graduate studies without associated teaching or research responsibilities. 

Students under a Fellowship receive the following: 

A fellow's duties may not exceed forty hours of service per week, inclusive of classroom work and research duties.