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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
II. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
The character of various fellowships and scholarships available at
the Institute is described below, but in making application graduate
students should not designate any particular appointment.
1. Institute Research Fellowships: The Institute each year
appoints as Research Fellows a number of men holding the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy who desire to pursue further research work.
2. National Research Fellowships: These fellowships, established
by the Rockefeller Foundation, are awarded by the National
Research Council to men who have their doctor's degree. Fellows may
choose the institution in which they desire to pursue research. Applications
should be made to the National Research Council, Washington,
D. C.
3. Drake Fellowships and Scholarships: The income from the
Drake Fund, provided by the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Drake,
is used to maintain fellowships and scholarships in such numbers and
amounts as the Board of Trustees determine. The recipients are
designated as Drake Fellows and Drake Scholars.
4. Blacker Fellowships: The Robert Roe Blacker and Nellie
Can£eld Blacker Scholarship Endowment Fund, established by the
late Mr. R. R. Blacker and Mrs. Blacker, provides in part for the
support of graduate men engaged in research work. The recipients
are designated as Blacker Fellows.
5. Henry Laws Fellowships: The income from a fund given
by the late Mr. Henry Laws is used to provide fellowships for research
in pure science, preferably in physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
The recipients are designated as Henry Laws Fellows.
6. Caroline W. Dobbins Fellowships: The income from the
Caroline W. Dobbins Fellowships and Scholarships Fund, provided by
the late Mrs. Caroline W. Dobbins, is used to maintain fellowships
and scholarships at the Institute. The recipients are designated as
Caroline W. Dobbins Fellows or Caroline W. Dobbins Scholars.