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The purpose of the JKJ Fellowship program is to award fellowships to eligible students of superior ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise, who wish to undertake graduate study in selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree or a master’s degree (in those fields in which the master’s degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study).