[Information Sheet about Opportunity Fellowships, John Hay Whitney Foundation] Page: 1 of 2

                                
OPPORTUNITY FELLOWSHIPS
JOHN HAY WHITNEY FOUNDATION
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y.
Purpose
To broaden opportunities in America.
Specifically to give opportunity for special experience or advanced study
to persons of exceptional promise who otherwise might not be able
to reach their fullest development or make their fullest contribution.
Information for Applicants
Eligible Candidates. The competition for Opportunity Fellowships is open to any citizen of the United States
(including residents of territories) who has given evidence of special ability and who has not had full opportunity to
develop his talents because of arbitrary barriers, such as racial or cultural background or region of residence. Awards
have been made to the following groups: Negroes, Spanish-Americans, Indians, Chinese and Japanese-Americans, resi-
dents of the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, Samoa and the Appalachian Mountain area, and to
naturalized Displaced Persons.
Candidates are expected to be mature enough to have given positive evidence of exceptional promise, yet young
enough to have their careers before them; in general to be between the ages of 22 and 35 and to have completed their
general education. While the Committee of Award has full discretion to take all factors into account and make awards
outside the above ages and qualifications, candidates under 35 are given decided preference.
The fellowships are open not only for graduate study but for any kind of training or experience (journalism,
industry, labor, the arts, etc.) which may be most useful in developing varied talents and varied forms of leadership.
Applications for industrial and labor apprenticeships and interneships will be welcomed.
Grants. Awards are expected normally to range from $1,000 to $3,000 depending on the nature of the proposed project
and the financial need of the candidate. It is hoped that in many cases funds from other sources may supplement these
awards (for example fellowships for study in foreign countries, additional scholarship aid from universities, payments
for certain types of apprentice work, etc.).
Awards are for a full year of serious work, not for incidental or temporary projects. In special cases grants may
be renewed for a second year or more.
Applications and Awards. Awards are made annually by a special Committee on the basis of formal written applications
by the candidates on forms provided by the John Hay Whitney Foundation. Completed applications must be filed not
later than November 30 so as to assure ample time for processing applications, assembling references, and making
selections. Awards are announced in April or May.
Communications should be addressed:
Opportunity Fellowships, John Hay Whitney Foundation
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y.