This annotated bibliography contains selected books, pamphlets, doctoral dissertations, and articles dealing with most aspects of voluntary private support for higher education by foundations, business firms, alumni, and individuals, plus fund raising by colleges and universities. The entries cover the period since 1960 for books and dissertations…

Five universities receiving aid from the Rockefeller Foundation are discussed. The American University has had difficulty initially interdisciplinary environmental studies. Problems include insufficient financial independence, autonomous faculty nature, seniority system, students, and departmental structure. Penn State's efforts involve…

This document is the final report for 1975 of the Stichting voor onderzoek van het onderwijs, a Dutch educational foundation. It reports: (1) general affairs; (2) research and development activities including funding, project management, institutionalizing research activities, programming, innovations, experiments in…

Points out misunderstandings between the scientific community in the United States and the majority of elected representatives. Reviews the confrontation between the Congress and the scientific establishment over grant procedures used by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the degree of control that Congress exerts over the awarding of…

Outlines Ford's budget in the areas of basic research, energy, space, and defense, and reports on the administration's overall budget strategy. (GS)

The House of Representatives voted that the National Science Foundation (NSF) must submit a list of all proposed grant awards to Congress every 30 days as well as justifications for them. The award of any grant can be vetoed by either house within 30 days. This supplants the current method of peer reviews of grant applications. (MLH)

The following sources of financial support for teacher centers are listed in this publication: (1) Federal government; (2) state departments of education; (3) private foundations; (4) local educational agencies; (5) institutions of higher education; and (6) professional organizations. Appended are a list of informational data bases and…

The funding of hearing and speech agencies and other community agencies is discussed in terms of revenue sharing and foundations. (LS)

Provides a brief history of the National Science Foundation. Discusses the personalities involved in its conception and foundation, the political process by which it was established, and the purposes and plans outlined in the initial stages of its development. (MLH)

This statement includes the Fiscal Year 1977 Budget Request of the Science Education Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The federal government is discussed as the major consumer of the scientific manpower and knowledge that the system of higher education produces. Specific areas to be funded are outlined; these include new…

A total of 62 intergovernmental science programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation between 1967 and 1972 is listed in this report issued in January, 1972. Amendments are made for seven programs to extend activities. Included in the entries are the project titles, summaries, contract or grant numbers, amounts awarded, durations, and the…