Eligibility and Selection Criteria


Applicants must be of second semester Sophomore standing and have a 3.4 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 & Archeology

Celtic Studies

Film, Cinema & Media Studies (theoretical focus)

Classics

Performance Studies (theoretical focus)

Comparative Literature Area/Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Studies
East Asian Language & Cultures

Musicology & Ethnomusicology

English

Philosophy & Political Theory

Film Studies

Art History

French

Foreign Languages & Literatures

German

Physics & Astronomy

History of Art

Classics

Italian Studies

History

Music Religion & Theology
Near Eastern Studies

Computer Science

Philosophy

Linguistics

Rhetoric

Sociology

Scandinavian

Geography & Population Studies

Slavic Languages & Literatures

Literature
South & Southeast Asian Studies

Theater (non-performance studies)

Spanish & Portuguese

English

Theater, Dance & Performance Studies

Mathematics
 

Sociology
Social Sciences:

Earth/Environmental/Geological Science & Ecology
African American Studies Oceanographic/Marine/Atmospheric/Planetary Science
Anthropology

Interdisciplinary Studies
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  
American Studies Interdisciplinary  
Interdisciplinary Studies  
For additional information about each field of study, please contact the appropriate listed Undergraduate Major Advisor.