tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25562705.post4056484040399222920..comments2023-10-20T12:34:59.317-04:00Comments on Adventures in Computation: Fellowship Applications SubmittedAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09952936358739421126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25562705.post-31147342054109912272007-10-10T11:15:00.000-04:002007-10-10T11:15:00.000-04:00Actually, receiving a fellowship can make a huge d...Actually, receiving a fellowship can make a <EM>huge</EM> difference for a student. It means the student can choose to work with whatever adviser he wants (irrespective of any funding issues), and that the student can pursue whatever research they want.<BR/><BR/>In my own case (I had an NDSEG fellowship) the fellowship was essential to my career: it allowed me to transfer to another department without having to worry about who was going to fund me (which, at the time, no one would have been willing to do).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com