Sept. 10, 1947.
Dr. Oed. Van Slyke,
Grants ond Fellowships
National Inatitute of Health
Bethesda, Maryland.
Dear Dr. Yan Slyke:

I have in hand your letter of the 5th, informing me of the
awara of a N.I.H. dx. Research Fellowship, for 1947-1948. I am
quite sensible of the honor thereof, and for that reason regret
that I must resign this award due to a change in plans and con-
ditions, namely that I have acoepted an appointment at the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin, Dept. of Genetics. The University is pro-
viding excellent facilities for the prosecution of research in
the genetics of mloroorganisms, and I hope there to continue the
program of research which was outlined in my fellowship appli-
oation.

The appointment is for the academic year of nine months only,
and the staff is encouraged to seek employment or other support
for researoy for the remaining quarter-year, either at the Univer-
sity or elsewhere, As a matter of information, I should like to
enquire whether it 1s the policy of the Fellowship Boards to ap-
point fellows under these conditions, and if so, when it t#ould be
most appropriate to apply for aid for the quarter June 15 - Sept.
15,19487

Thank you for your effort and consideration,

Yours sincerely,

Joshua Lederberg.