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For release March , 1924. 
Smithsonian Institution. 
ESTENSION OF TIIiE IH APPLYING 
FOR OT TRAVELLING SCHOLARSilP. 
The Secretary of -the Smithsonian Institution at Tfashington has just 
announced that the time limit for receiving applications for the Walter 
Rathbone Bacon Travelling Scholarship has been extended to June^l, 1924. 
This scholarship, founded throu^ a bequest from Mrs. Virginia Purdy Bacon 
of New York, is for the "study of the fauna of countries other than the 
United States", the amount available being about |2,400 per year. 
Applications for this scholarship, addressed to the Secretary 
of the Smi-thsonian Institution, should contain a detailed plan for 
the proposed study including a statement as to the faunal problems 
involved; -the reasons 'v.’hy it should be -undertaken; the benefits that 
are expected to accrue; the length of time considered necessary for 
the carrying out of the project; "the estiims-ted cost; and -the scientific 
and physical qualifications of -the applicant to undertake -the project. 
The scholarship will be awarded for a term of two years. If 
at -the expiration of -the term it is desired to extend -the -time, the 
incumbent shall make application a sufficient time in advance, accompanied 
by a statement as to the necessity for such extension. 
All collections, photographs, records, and equipment become the 
property of the Institution* 
The incumbent shall not engage in work for remuneration or receive 
siilary from other sources than the Institution or its branches during 
the period of the occupancy of this scholarship. 
For any other information regarding this scholarships address the 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 
