for failure or other reasons, his schol- 

 arship or fellowship should lapse. 

 Alternates should not be appointed. 



The scholarships and fellowships 

 should be valid for any college or uni- 

 versity, within the territory of the 

 United States, of the holder's choice, 

 subject to the advice and consent of 

 the awarding agency concerning rele- 

 vant facilities for scientihc work. 

 With the consent of the awarding 

 agency, a Scholar or Fellow may 

 change the location of his work to 

 another college, university or techni- 

 cal school which is judged to be bet- 

 ter suited to his scientific development. 



National Science Reser\'e Scholars 

 should be eligible to appointment as 

 National Science Reserve Fellows, 

 but appointments to the fellowships 

 should not be restricted to the Na- 

 tional Science Reserve Scholars. The 

 fellowships should be open to com- 

 petition from all pre-doctoral science 

 students. 



It is recommended that the award 

 of the scholarships and of the fellow- 



ships be commenced simultaneously, 

 or approximately so, to the full an- 

 nual number in each category. 



The Committee recommends that 

 the National Agency in charge ol 

 the scholarships and fellowships 

 should carry on continuing research 

 into methods of selection and con- 

 tinuing study of unfolding oppor- 

 tunities (and the reverse) for em- 

 ployment in science and technology. 



Among effective means for the dis- 

 covery and development of scientific 

 talent in American youth are means 

 for developing public interest in 

 science. It will not be sufficient, if 

 science is to remain healthy in root 

 and branch, merely to develop a large 

 number of scientists and to provide 

 them with the financial support 

 necessary for their investigations. 

 There is also the necessity of creating 

 a better understanding of the role 

 and place of science in our national 

 life, so that public approval and sup- 

 port for the future development of 

 science will be forthcoming. 



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