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Fellowship Quotes

Recognition that opens doors.

This collection of fellowship quotes includes a physicist recalling his 1949 Fellowship at Trinity College and a novelist describing how an NEA fellowship let her finish the book that became 'In Country.'

In 1948 I was appointed to a Lectureship in Physics and in 1949 elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College.

Quotes by Martin Ryle

Shortly after Senator Eugene J. McCarthy died in 2005 the age of 89, I became an honorary member of the committee starting a fellowship in McCarthy's name at his alma mater, Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Quotes by Kitty Kelley

I used my NEA fellowship to write my novel, 'In Country,' which was published by Harper & Row in 1985.

Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason

I had a little portable typewriter. I call it my Harlem Literary Fellowship.

Quotes by Amiri Baraka

Acceptance Quotes

My first letter of acceptance, to UMass - Amherst, came with an offer of a fellowship and a note from John Edgar Wideman.

Quotes by Alexander Chee

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of fellowship is mentioned from 1949?
A physicist recalls being elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College in 1949, a year after starting a lectureship there. It's an academic honor tied to a specific, well-documented career milestone.
How did an NEA fellowship help one writer's career?
One novelist explains the funding let her write the book that became 'In Country,' later published by Harper & Row in 1985. It shows a fellowship functioning as direct support for finishing a specific project.
Is there a fellowship named after someone who died?
Yes, a fellowship was started in Senator Eugene J. McCarthy's name at his alma mater after his death at age 89. The quote's speaker became an honorary committee member around that time.
What is the "Harlem Literary Fellowship" mentioned here?
It's an affectionate nickname one writer gave to a small portable typewriter, rather than a real institutional program. It's a playful contrast to the more formal fellowships elsewhere on this page.
Do these quotes treat fellowships mainly as academic recognition?
Mostly yes - three of the four center on formal institutions like college or the NEA, while the fourth uses the word more personally. Together they show fellowship as both an honor and a source of real, practical support.

Other quotes remember a fellowship founded in a mentor's name after his passing at 89, and a writer's affectionate nickname for a small portable typewriter. Together they show fellowship as both formal acceptance and personal tribute.