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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instanceOf United States education program
federal fellowship program
administeredBy United States federal government NERFINISHED
aimedAt enhancing U.S. research capacity in strategic fields
strengthening U.S. research universities
appliesTo graduate education
benefitType fellowship
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationLevel graduate
establishedInPeriod late 1950s
field defense-related research
science
technology
focus defense-related manpower development
scientific manpower development
technical manpower development
fundingSource federal funds
goal to increase the supply of highly trained engineers
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
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
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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Public Law 85-864 section Title IV – National Defense Fellowships