RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 233
proved public administration through collaboration
with governmental agencies and organizations
of public officials. Four grants, totaling
$213,000, were made in support of training projects:
a grant to the American University in
Washington, D.C,, was for the support of an
"in-service" training project under which special
training facilities were offered to men and
women already employed in the Federal services;
grants to Harvard and Syracuse Universities
were for graduate training programs offered to
students aspiring to public service careers; and
a grant to the National Institute of Public
Affairs was for the maintenance in Washington
of clearing, liaison, and directional facilities for
students of American colleges and universities
working upon internships which provide them
with opportunities for a year of practical experience
within some Federal government agency
as part of their graduate training. The
sixth
grant was for a research and service project:
$165,000 to the Public Administration Committee
of the Social Science Research Council
to make possible an attempt to bridge the* gap
that has existed between public administrators
faced with practical problems and scholars engaged
upon academic research in the public
administration field. There follows a brief description
of each of these projects.
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