I agree with you, and with Issa that insofar as it’s just a series of readings and discussions, “fellowship” is misleading.
And I agree with the OP that it’s good to fund people, to incentivise students to learn and contribute. But I think paying reading group attendees is a weird place to start. Better to pay tutors, offer prizes, fund people if they recruit people to EA jobs, and so on.
I agree with you, and with Issa that insofar as it’s just a series of readings and discussions, “fellowship” is misleading.
And I agree with the OP that it’s good to fund people, to incentivise students to learn and contribute. But I think paying reading group attendees is a weird place to start. Better to pay tutors, offer prizes, fund people if they recruit people to EA jobs, and so on.
Yes, this simply isn’t an example of a fellowship—it’s a free series of seminars. There’s no need to pay people to complete it.