Title IV – National Defense Fellowships
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Title IV – National Defense Fellowships was a federal program established in the late 1950s to provide graduate-level fellowships aimed at strengthening the United States’ scientific, technical, and defense-related education and research capacity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Title IV – National Defense Fellowships canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States education program
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federal fellowship program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
enhancing U.S. research capacity in strategic fields
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strengthening U.S. research universities ⓘ |
| appliesTo | graduate education ⓘ |
| benefitType | fellowship ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationLevel | graduate ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| field |
defense-related research
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science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| focus |
defense-related manpower development
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scientific manpower development ⓘ technical manpower development ⓘ |
| fundingSource | federal funds ⓘ |
| goal |
to increase the supply of highly trained engineers
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to increase the supply of highly trained scientists ⓘ to support national defense needs through education ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide graduate-level fellowships
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to strengthen U.S. defense-related education capacity ⓘ to strengthen U.S. defense-related research capacity ⓘ to strengthen U.S. scientific education capacity ⓘ to strengthen U.S. technical education capacity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. national defense policy
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U.S. science and technology policy ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| targetGroup | graduate students in science and technology fields ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport | financial support for graduate study ⓘ |
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