Eligibility and Selection Criteria


Applicants must be of second semester Sophomore standing and have a minimum 3.2 GPA. Participation in the program is limited to students considering graduate study towards a Ph.D. in a Mellon-designated field. The following factors are considered in the selection of Fellows:
      • Academic promise
       • Motivation and maturity for graduate study
      • Intellectual potential in a Mellon field of study (see below)
      • Leadership as a mentor to African American, Chicano/Latino, and Native American students
      • Contribution to diversity in their fields of study
      • Background and experience living or working with African American, Chicano/Latino or Native American communities
      • Demonstrated commitment to the following:
           – Understanding the barriers faced by underrepresented minorities
           – Breaking down stereotypes
           – Increasing understanding across racial and ethnic groups
      • Commitment to all MMUF program activities
      • Status as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

 

MMUF-Supported
Undergraduate Fields of Study
Mellon-Supported
Graduate Fields of Study
Arts & Humanities: Anthropology
Celtic Studies Area Studies
Classics Art History
Comparative Literature Classics
East Asian Language & Cultures Computer Science
English Demography
Film Studies Earth Science
French Ecology
German English
History of Art Ethnomusicology
Italian Studies Foreign Languages
Music Geology
Near Eastern Studies History
Philosophy Linguistics
Rhetoric Literature
Scandinavian Mathematics
Slavic Languages & Literatures Musicology
South & Southeast Asian Studies Philosophy
Spanish & Portuguese Physics
Theater, Dance & Performance Studies Political Theory
  Religion
Social Sciences: Sociology
African American Studies  
Anthropology  
Asian American Studies  
Chicano Studies  
Ethnic Studies  
Gender & Women's Studies  
Geography  
History  
Linguistics (ethno-linguistics orientation)  
Native American Studies  
Political Science  
Sociology  
   
Undergraduate & Interdisciplinary Studies:  
Religious Studies  
   
For additional information about each field of study, please contact the appropriate listed Undergraduate Major Advisor.