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GTE Sponsors Science And Society Talks "Technology and Ethics" is the theme of the 1990-91 GTE Lectureship Program, which provides grants of up to $4,000 to sponsor talks on university and college campuses about science, technology, and society. The program seeks to encourage public awareness and participation in issues related to science and technology and to stimulate universities to develop an interdisciplinary focus on these issues both inside and outside their campuses. The S&H Foundation began the program 30 years ago, and GTE, the Stamford, Conn.-based telecommunications firm, has sponsored it since 1985. In the past four years, 350 proposals have been funded; 52 awards were made in the past year. GTE will cover reasonable honoraria, supplies, and refreshments, plus travel, publicity, and the cost of facilities. It will not pay for overhead, staff charges, personnel benefits, or fees for speakers from the host institution. It favors programs with more than one speaker and asks applicants to describe the need and benefits of the lecture or lecture series to the school and local community. The deadline is January 19. For more information, contact the GTE Lectureship Program, P.O. Box 6317, Princeton, N.J. 08541-6317; (215) 750-8480. Defense Fellowships For Students Beginning graduate students who are U.S. citizens are eligible for one of about 200 fellowships offered through the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program, the Office of Naval Research, and U.S. Air Force. All three programs support students for three years with 12-month stipends that begin at $15,000 and increase by $1,000 each year thereafter. DOD also pays tuition and fees, and $2,000 to the fellow's department. The deadline for all three fellowship programs is January 17. Now in its second year, NDSEG will support 120 students in aeronautical and astronautical engineering; biosciences; chemical engineering; chemistry; cognitive, neural, and behavioral sciences; computer science; electrical engineering; geosciences; manufacturing sciences; materials science and engineering; mathematics; mechanical engineering; naval architecture; and ocean engineering, oceanography, or physics. Last year 4,500 applied for this competitive award. For more information, contact George Outterson, NDSEG Fellowship Program, 200 Park Drive, Suite 211, P.O. Box 13444, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709; (919) 549-8505. The Office of Naval Research offers 50 three-year fellowships in 10 disciplines. The award can be spread out over five years. Fellows are encouraged to work at Navy laboratories during the summer, where they can earn $1,800 per month. For more information, contact the American Society for Engineering Education, 11 Dupont Circle, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 745-3616. The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research will award 25 Laboratory Graduate Fellowships to students in many of the same disciplines as those who are eligible to become NDSEG fellows. Each fellow is assigned to a mentor at one of the 15 Air Force laboratories; fellows are encouraged to spend their summers there. For more information, contact the SCEEE-Fellowship Program, 1101 Massachusetts Ave., St. Cloud, Fla. 34769; (407) 892-6146. NRC Provides Research Opportunities If you are a scientist hankering for an inside look at a government laboratory, consider applying for one of more than 350 research associateships offered through the National Research Council. Scientists with doctorates received within the past five years can earn $27,000 to $35,000, plus relocation expenses. More senior scientists earn up to $68,000 to work in any of about 50 government centers and laboratories, including NASA, the Centers for Disease Control, the Solar Energy Research Institute, NIH, NOAA, EPA, or the Aerospace Corporation. About 900 candidates apply each year. The National Research Council puts out an annual catalog describing specific opportunities in chemistry, earth and atmospheric sciences, engineering and computer science, mathematics, physics, and biomedicine. There are deadlines in mid-January, mid-April, and mid-August. For more information, contact the Associateship Programs, GF - 430, NRC, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418; (202) 334-1804.

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