Regulations published by the department of Health, Education and Welfare last week in compliance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments may force the University to create an overseas scholarship--such as the Rhodes--especially for women.

Donald C. McLearn, a spokesman for HEW, said yesterday that although the regulations do not prohibit single-sex scholarships such as the Rhodes, they do require equal financial aid and equal scholarship opportunities for men and women.

McLearn said the department feels it cannot interfere with the administration of foreign scholarships so it placed the burden of insuring equal opportunity on the universities.

"The school will have to watch for the overall aspects" of overseas scholarships by eliminating single-sex scholarships or creating equivalent ones, he said.

Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, was unavailable for comment yesterday.

Don K. Price, dean of the faculty of Public Administration and a trustee of the Rhodes Trust, said yesterday the members of the board are not free to change admissions policies for the scholarship, since any change in the terms of the trust would require an act of Parliament.

"While the Rhodes trustees have publicly affirmed that they want to bring about a change so the scholarship can be opened to women, it isn't clear how or when that change can be brought about," Price said.

Andronike Janus, who will become the assistant director of Harvard and Radcliffe athletics on July 1, said yesterday she wished to reserve comment until she could see the regulations, but she said she feels it is "unfortunate that equal funding is not required."