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tanic Garden since November 15, 1921, on the Alfred T. White 
Fund for Research in Plant Pathology, will continue his investi- 
gations in plant pathology, now under way, at the Brooklyn Gar- 
den, in cooperation with Dr. George M. Reed. As previously re- 
ported, the general project of which Dr. Faris’s work is a part 
is the problem of disease resistance in plants. 
The National Research Fellowships are supported by a contribu- 
tion of the Rockefeller Foundation and are administered by a 
special Board of National Research Fellowships in the biological 
sciences, appointed by the National Research Council. The fel- 
lowships are open to citizens of the United States and Canada who 
possess a Ph.D., or its equivalent. They are intended for candi- 
dates in the earlier years of post-doctorate work, and are designed 
to recruit men and women as leaders of research in the universities 
and research establishments of the United States and Canada. 
The basic stipends awarded are $1,800 for unmarried fellows 
and $2,300 for married fellows per annum. These stipends may 
be increased when there are other dependents or for other cogent 
reasons. 
The fellowships are not granted to any institution or university, 
but the choice of place to work is left to the fellow, subject to the 
approval of the fellowship board. The appointments are for full 
time and no other remunerative or routine work is permitted, ex- 
cept that during the college year the fellows may, by written per- 
mission of the board, give a portion of their time, in general not 
more than one fifth (outside preparation included), to teaching of 
educational value to themselves, or to attendance on advanced 
courses of study. 
The particular individual with whom a fellow wishes to work 
should, ordinarily, have agreed to accept him, prior to the consid- 
eration of his application by the board. It is further required that 
the fellow be charged no fees or tuition by the institution where 
he chooses to work. 
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