ABOUT THE PROGRAM The Harrington Graduate Fellows Program supports up to 16 Fellows each academic year with stipends that equal or exceed those of other prestigious fellowship programs. To ensure the diversity of backgrounds among the recipients and sustain the international prestige of the program, the Fellows are generally recruited from institutions outside the university; only the Dissertation Fellows come from the graduate population at The University of Texas at Austin (UT).  No more than a quarter of the Fellows are Dissertation Fellows. Undergraduates at UT who apply to a graduate program at the university are eligible to apply for Harrington Fellowships.   All Harrington Graduate Fellows become lifetime members of the Harrington Society. This organization is designed to build a sense of community among the scholars through special programs and events that include speakers' series, seminars, discussion groups, informal luncheons, and other activities. Members are encouraged to continue their involvement in the Society after their fellowships have ended.