Fellowship - working hours, vacations?

[isobretatel]

My doughter got fellowship at CMU.

What does it mean in terms of working hours?

Will she be able to come home during the school vacations?

[Eigen]

So first off, it should probably be your daughter asking these things, rather than you.

 

Second, there's not close to enough information to go on. Every fellowship is different, and has different terms. As does each school.

 

Generally, grad school is a 365 day per year job. That doesn't mean you can't take time off, but usually there isn't any directly budgeted in. Traditional school vacations are usually more of a time to focus on your own work without distractions rather than take a break, whether it's going home and working for a few weeks, or enjoying how quiet the campus is and staying and working there.

 

A lot of it also depends on what field the degree is in.