GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY FELLOWSHIPS IN SCIENCE

The Charles A. Coffin Fund, established by the General Electric Company, provides for the award1 of $5,000 annually for fellowships to graduates of universities, colleges, and technical schools in United States who have shown themselves able to take advantage of continued research work. The fields in which these fellowships are to be awarded are Electricity, Physics, and Physical Chemistry. The fellowships will carry a minimum allowance of $500 which may be increased to meet the special needs of applicants to whom the committee decides to award the fellowships. Candidates should file applications on forms provided for the purpose which may be obtained from the chairman, Doctor Frank B. Jewett, 33 West 39th Street, New York City. Applications may be made by seniors as well as graduates of universities, colleges, and technical schools, but an award to a senior will be conditioned upon his graduation. Applications Should first be sent to the dean of the institution at which the applicant is or has been in attendance. The dean will file applications received by him naming the two men applying who, in the opinion of the officers of the college, are best qualified to receive the award.