Become a Fellow

Students must formally apply to participate in the MMUF program.  We encourage you to apply if you have demonstrated academic ability, aspire to pursue a PhD, and are a minority student or someone committed to eradicating racial disparities in higher education.  You must also

Be an Undergraduate at a Participating Institution
Please contact your Fellowships/Special Programs Office to see if your university or college is a member institution.

Major in one or more of the Mellon Designated Fields
Anthropology, Area Studies, Art History, Classics, Computer Science, Demography, Earth Science, Ecology, English, Ethnomusicology, Foreign Languages, Geology, History, Literature, Mathematics, Musicology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Theory, Religion, or Sociology.