On April 10, 2016, the U.S. Postal Service will reduce postage rates for regular mail â for the first time in 97 years. Small businesses have become conditioned to hearing about postage rates going up. But, in a move called âhistoricâ certain postage rates are being reduced.
Fellowships are short-term (most are one or two years) post-graduate opportunities to work in a specific field of interest. Many have formalized training programs, loan forgiveness programs, housing and/or travel stipends and numerous other opportunities for networking within the field of interest. Legal fellowships constitute a significant share of the entry-level public interest job market.
A grant given by a university or foundation to a scholar for research or study is a fellowship. If you get a fellowship to do research on insects, it might bug your colleagues who didn't get one. Use fellowship to refer to someone's company or companionship. Your grandmother might prefer the fellowship of people her own age, since they remember the same historic events as she does and know the same songs. A fellowship is also a community of people who share common beliefs or interests.