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Ford Foundation Annual Report 1956







FOREIGN AREA TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS

Following are the 137 recipients of Foreign Area Training Fellowships awarded by The Ford Foundation during fiscal 1956. Below the name of each Fellowship recipient are his place of permanent residence, position at the time of application, academic field, subject of study, place of study, and the length of time covered by the award.

Financial statements are on page 179.

ASIA AND THE NEAR EAST

  • JAMES C. ABEGGLEN
    Chicago, Ill. Sociology.
    Social organization of a factory in Japan. Tokyo and Kansai area, Japan. Six months additional to present Fellowship.

  • CHARLES J. ADAMS
    Houston, Tex. Religion and Philosophy.
    Higher education in Pakistan. Pakistan. Six months additional to present Fellowship.

  • ROBERT C. ALBERTS
    Beloit, Wis. Graduate student, University of Wisconsin. Anthropology.
    An agricultural community in Iran. Iran. One year.

  • ROBERT P. AUSTERLITZ
    New York, N. Y. Linguistics.
    Study of Gilyak language and culture. Hokkaido, Japan. Four months additional to present Fellowship.

  • JACKSON H. BAILEY
    Belmont, Mass. Graduate student, Harvard University. History.
    Japanese language and modern Japanese history. Harvard University. Ten months.

  • GEORGE M. BECKMANN
    Lawrence, Kan. Associate Professor, University of Kansas. History.
    Survey of current conditions in Japan and Southeast Asia. Six months.

  • GERALD D. BERREMAN
    Eugene, Ore. Graduate student, Cornell University. Anthropology.
    Hindi language and South Asian area studies. Cornell University. One year.

  • ROBERT C. BONE, JR.
    Indian Rocks Beach, Fla. Government.
    Study of Irian Barat (Western New Guinea). Cornell University. Six months additional to present Fellowship.

  • JAMES M. BROWN
    Salt Lake City, Utah. Linguistics.
    Analysis of Bangkok Thai grammar. Thailand. Ten months additional to present Fellowship.

  • SIDNEY D. BROWN
    Stillwater, Okla. Assistant Professor, Oklahoma A. & M. College. History.
    The Meiji oligarchy in Japan. Tokyo, Japan. One year.