Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in bracket.
Universities offer fellowship to （ ） research in basic theoretical studies. (courage)
【正确答案】：ENCOURAGE
【题目解析】：
根据前文offer ... to说明空格处应该填动词原形，courage的动词形式为encourage鼓励，且符合句意。句意：大学提供奖学金，鼓励基础理论的研究。