fellowship
n. C / Un. a group of people who share the same interests or goals. It can also mean a special position at a university where you get money to do research.
n. a community of interest, activity, or feeling; also refers to a prestigious financial grant or position awarded to a scholar for advanced study or research.
She won a research fellowship at the university.
The local hiking club provides a sense of fellowship for people who enjoy the outdoors.
After completing her residency, she accepted a prestigious medical fellowship to specialise in pediatric oncology at a leading research hospital.
From Middle English felowschipe, felawshipe, felaȝschyp, equivalent to fellow + -ship; or perhaps adapted from Old Norse félagskapr, félagsskapr (“fellowship”). Compare Icelandic félagsskapur (“companionship, company, community”), Danish fællesskab (“fellowship”), Norwegian fellesskap (“fellowship”), and Old Swedish fælaghskap (“fellowship”)
Uncountable when referring to the abstract feeling of friendship or community; countable when referring to a specific academic grant or position.