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University Gets $200000 Grant

A $200,000 grant has been
awarded to the University from the
Rockefeller Foundation in a
program aimed at improving the
teaching of social sciences and the
research capabilities at universities
in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

During the next five years, as
many as five University professors
may serve at educational
institutions in the Philippines,
Colombia, Uganda, Kenya,
Tanzania and Thailand. The
participants will be from the
government and foreign affairs,
economics, history or sociology
departments.

The Rockefeller grant provides
for the salary, travel, living and
related expenses of each participant
during his appointment which lasts
for at least one year. Co-ordinating
the University's role in this project
is Edward A. Kolodziej, chairman
of the Woodrow Wilson
Department of Government and
Foreign Affairs.

Although the primary duties of
the participants will be to help
social scientists at the host
institutions improve their teaching
and administrative techniques, Mr.
Kolodziej said, "We believe we can
learn a great deal from these
institutions and look forward to
learning more about the cultures of
peoples abroad. We see the program
as a two-way street."

Joining the University in the
program are Cornell, Princeton, the
University of Michigan, and the
University of Wisconsin.

In addition, the Charlottesville
Rotary Club has announced that it
is accepting applications for Rotary
Foundation Graduate and
Undergraduate Fellowships for the
academic year 1970-71. These
awards cover all travel, living and
educational expenses for one
academic year. Awards are made
for any field of study and are
tenable in more than 140 countries.

An application for a graduate
fellowship must be unmarried and
between the ages of 20 and 28 as of
July 1, 1970. He must also possess a
bachelor's degree or the equivalent.

An applicant for an
undergraduate fellowship must be
unmarried and between the ages of
18 and 24, must not have a
bachelor's degree or the equivalent,
but must have completed two years
of university-level work.

Awards are based on
scholarship, integrity, leadership,
maturity, and 'involvement in
school and community' affairs.
Rotarians and their relatives are
ineligible. For additional
information contact Raymond
Fisher at the American Red Cross
National Training Center, Midmont
Lane, Charlottesville.