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Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
MMUF at Mac

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program

Established in 1988 by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program aims to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups, and others with a demonstrated commitment to eradicating racial disparities, who will pursue a Ph.D. and enter the professoriate in selected core fields. Each year Macalester College selects up to five talented sophomores to participate in the program.

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Program Benefits

Research

Conduct an individual research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor during junior and senior year. Participate in a weekly two-credit seminar led by the MMUF faculty coordinator. Travel to an annual regional conference.

Resources

Become part of an exceptional community of diverse scholars. Receive financial support in the form of summer and semester stipends, as well as GRE preparation and research expenses.

$10,000

Undergraduate loan repayment up to a total of $10,000 for fellows that enter a Ph.D. program in a Mellon-designated field within 39 months of graduation

Eligible Fields of Study

To be eligible for selection as an MMUF fellow, students must be planning to study in one or more of the fields listed below:

  • Anthropology and Archaeology
  • Area/Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Studies
  • Art History
  • Classics
  • Geography and Population Studies
  • English
  • Film, Cinema and Media Studies (theoretical focus)
  • Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Music Theory
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • History
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Performance Studies (theoretical focus)
  • Philosophy and Political Theory
  • Religion and Theology
  • Sociology
  • Theater (theoretical focus)

If you are a double major, or are considering exclusively majoring in a field not listed here, please contact the MMUF Faculty Coordinator Karin Vélez to discuss your eligibility before you apply.

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program is administered at 48 colleges and universities nationwide, three South African universities and a consortium of historically Black colleges and universities within the membership of the United Negro College Fund.

Learn More: Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program website

Questions?

Please contact:

Karin Vélez

Faculty Coordinator
Associate Professor, History
(651) 696-6254
[email protected]

Nadia Linoo

Program Coordinator
Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship
(651) 696-6382
[email protected]