The Advisory Board of the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research has established four $5800 fellowships for graduate students who will be researching Ph.D. theses in fields relating to Afro-American studies next year."

Applications for the fellowships will be reviewed and fellowships awarded by a subcommittee of the advisory board, Andrew F. Brimmer, chairman of the advisory board and Ford Visiting Professor of Business Economics, said yesterday.

A report of the advisory board's progress on fellowships and other matters will be released next week and a public briefing and discussion will be held. Brimmer added that the briefing--the exact time and place of which has not been determined--will be open to the public.

"The institute is now a reality." Brimmer said in a statement released yesterday. Fellowship applications will be accepted until June 1 and award decisions should be completed by June 30, Brimmer said.

Vivien M. Morris '75, chairman of the DuBois Institute Student Coalition (DISC), said yesterday it is "obvious" that Brimmer announced next week's discussion to "deflate the motion" built around DISC"s demonstration planned for today at Mass Hall.

Brimmer said yesterday there are "no hidden agendas or secret motivations" beyond any advisory board action.

The student coalition has accused Brimmer of ignoring the 1969 faculty proposal--recommending the establishment of the Institute--which DISC says called for student and community involvement in institute planning and a close relationship between the Institute and the Afro-American Studies Department