OFFER OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY IN BELGIUM

Dean L. B. R. Briggs '75, Chairman of the Committee on General Scholarships, has announced that applications for the Graduate Fellowships for study in Belgian Universities should be handed in to him as soon as possible inasmuch as the awards will be made by May 1. The University is one of thirteen other colleges invited to nominate candidates by the Commission for Relief in Belgium Educational Foundation.

Each fellowship for the year 1921-1922 carries a stipend of 12,000 francs, in addition to tuition fees and first class travelling expenses from the residence or university of the holder in the United States to and from the university in Belgium. Candidates are required to be American citizens and to have a speaking knowledge of French. They will be chosen from three classes: members of the faculty below the grade of full professor or associate professor; research students, including persons now or formerly enrolled in the University who hold a technical degree in their special field, or have equivalent, training; and graduate students who intend to take up teaching and research work as a profession.

The fellowships are open on equal terms to men and women and are tenable for one year, although a limited number of renewals for an additional year may be granted. American fellows may choose the university which they wish to attend after their arrival in Belgium, but will be required to report in Brussels by October 1 and to reside in Belgium for at least eight months.

During the academic year 1920-1921, 23 Belgian fellows have been enrolled in 11 American colleges, and 22 American fellows in four Belgian universities. This year there will be 24 exchange fellowships sent from each country four of which will be renewals. These exchange fellowships were established under the auspices of the Commission for Relief in Belgium Educational Foundation in America and the Foundation Universities in Belgium.