The National Research Council 



Membership and Organization.-The National Research Council 

 is a cooperative organization of scientific men of America, including a so 

 represenSion of men of affairs interested in engineering and industry 

 and in Te "pure" science upon which the applied science used m these 

 "tlvde depends. Its membership is largely composed of accredited 

 repreintativS of about seventy-five national scientific and technical 

 societies. 



The Council was established at the request of the President of i 

 United States, under the Congressional charter of the National Academj 

 ofSctaS to coordinate the research facilities of the country for work on 

 war problems involving scientific knowledge. In 1918, by Executive Order 

 Hvas reorganized as a permanent body. Although partly supported dur 

 he war period by the government and primarily devoted at that time to 

 te activities, the Council now derive, all of its financial support from other 

 an governmental sources and is entirely controlled by ,ts own represen 

 tativety selected membership and democratically chosen officers. It mam- 

 tains, however, a close cooperation with government scientific bureaus and 

 their activities. 



PurposeThe Council is neither a large operating laboratory nor 

 a repository of funds to be given away to scattered scientific workers 

 institutions. It is rather an organization which, while clearly _ recognizing 

 the unique value of individual work, hopes especially to bring 'together 

 scattered work and workers and to assist in coordinating scientific attack 

 in America in am- and all lines of scientific activity. Its essential pur 

 is the promotion of scientific research and of the application and dissemi- 

 nation of scientific knowledge for the benefit of the national strengtl 

 well-being. m 



Research Fellowships 



The Council maintains, with the fin* -tance of the Rockefeller 



Foundation and General Education Board-to the amount of one i 

 dollars, to be expended during a period of five years-two 

 advanced fellowships. 



Fellowships in Physics and Chemistry. Candidates must already 

 hive made the doctor's degree or have equivalent qualifications and hav 

 demonstrated a high order of ability in research. Address application 



ellowships Hoard. National Research Council, Washington,D.C. 

 Fellowships in Medicine. Both graduates in medicine and do. 

 philosophy in one of the sciences of medicine, or in physics, chemisl 

 or biology are eligible for these fellowships. Address applications I 



Division of Medical Sciences. National Research ounc.l, 

 Washington, D. 



