247. National Gallery of Art, Education Division, Department ofPublic Programs (Graduate Lecturing Fellowships).

Amount: 2 grants of $2,500 for 9 months.

Eligibility: Master's and doctoral candidates; art history;recipients chosen on the basis of academic achievement and qualityof proposed lecture; must be well versed in European and/orAmerican art and live within commuting distance of the Gallery.

Deadline: April 20.

Contact: Gail Feigenbaum, Coordinator of Academic Progress;Washington, DC 20565; (202) 842-6480.

248. National Geographic Society (Research Grants).

Amount: Unspecified number of grants of $1,000-15,000 for up to 3years.

Eligibility: No restriction on academic level; anthropology,archaeology, astronomy, biology, botany, ecology, physical andhuman geography, geology, oceanography, paleontology, zoology,other sciences pertinent to geography; recipients chosen on thebasis of quality of proposed research.

Deadline: Applications accepted continuouslyContact: Edwin W. Snider, Secretary; Committee for Research andExplorations; 17th and M St. NW.; Washington, DC 20036; (202)857-7439249. National Home Fashions Leaque Inc. (Design FellowshipCompetition).

Amount: National and regional prizes of $1,000-10,000.

Eligibility: Design competition open to graduate students;2nd,3rd,or 4th year undergraduate students enrolled in anaccredited university or college with schools of design, crafts, orarts; and 2nd year students in a 2-year school of design.

Deadline: Feb. 1.

Contact: 107 World Trade Center; PO Box 58045; Dallas, TX 75258;(214) 747-2406.

250. National Institute of Justice (Graduate Research Fellowships).

Amount: 15-20 fellowships of up to $11,000.

Eligibility: To Ph.D. candidates who have completed all coursework/passed all exams prior to start of grant.

Deadline: Feb. 27.

Contact: 633 Indiana Ave. N.W.; Washington, DC 20531; (202)724-2965 or write to: Announcement--Graduate Research FellowshipProgram; NCJRS; Box 6000; Rockville, MD 20850.

251. National Orchestral Association (Fellowships).

Amount: $2,500-$5,000. No tuition or fees are charged.

Eligibility: A unique fellowship program for graduates of musicschools anywhere in the U.S. who plan to pursue careers with majororchestras. Fellows are chosen from national auditions heldannually.

Deadline: None specified.

Contact: Elisabeth Henderson, Artistic Administrator; 475 RiversideDr., Suite 455; New York, NY 10115; (212) 870-2009.

252. National Orientation Directors Association (Norman K. RussellScholarship)Amount: 4 scholarships of $500 per year.

Eligibility: For graduate study only; The awards will be made onthe basis of orientation experience, current/future program ofstudy in an orientation-related field; Recommendations andfinancial need.

Deadline: Every FallContact: 2313 Student Services Bldg; Kalamazoo, MI 49008; (616)383-0904.

253. National Press Photographers Foundation (JosephEhrenreich-NPPF Scholarships).