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terest in the elementary and secondary areas as well as at the col- 

 legiate level. 



Mr. Rogers. If you can give us facts on what we are doing now, I 

 think it would be helpful to the committee in pointing up where we 

 need added emphasis. 



Mr. Lennon. It might be helpful if you would put in the record at 

 what universities and colleges these 49 fellows are located. As I under- 

 stand the National Defense Education Act, the emphasis in the first 

 legislation was due to Sputnik. Sputnik, orbited by the Russians, 

 stimulated the Congress to pass the National Defense Education Act. 

 Each school is autonomous in its operation if it qualifies under the 

 National Defense Education Act. If a person seeks a scholarship 

 benefit under the National Defense Education Act, it is up to the 

 school to make the determination of whether or not that scholarship 

 or grant or award is made to that individual. 



It does not necessarily follow that a school will make a scholarship 

 grant to a student in the field of marine sciences or engineering or 

 oceanology or oceanography unless they have a capability at their 

 faculty level to teach in those fields. So, I think it would be helpful 

 for you to put in the record the universities and colleges where these 

 49 fellows were actually in residence taking courses, because that would 

 indicate to us the 49 universities and colleges that have a capability 

 to teach marine sciences, and also marine engineering. I wonder if you 

 could do that. 



(The information requested follows :) 



SuppoET OF Education in the Maeine Sciences by the U.S. Office op 



Education 



1. Graduate fellowships under title IV of the National Defense Education Act 

 {Public Law 8S-864), as amended. 



The National Defense Graduate Fellowship Program provides fellowships, 

 normally for a three-year period, to students with the baccalaurate degree who 

 are interested in pursuiting an academic career of teaching in institutions of 

 higher education and intend to enroll in a full-time course leading to the doc- 

 torate. The award of a fellowship carries a stipend of $2,000 for the first aca- 

 demic year of study increasing to $2,200 and $2,400 in the second and third 

 years. There is an allowance of $400 for each dependent. In addition, an allow- 

 ance of $2,500 per year is made to the institution attended by the Fellow to cover 

 the cost of education. 



The following table shows the institutions with approved graduate programs 

 in the marine sciences and the number of Fellows supported for the current 

 academic year. 



Approved programs 



Number of fellows supported, 1967-68 



Johns Hopkins University 



Texas A & Wl University 



University of Rhode Island 



University of Miami 



University of California at San Diego. 



University of Michigan 



Oregon State University 



University of Washington 



Florida State University-. 



University of Virginia 



Total _ 



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