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The Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, which is
funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, is designed to increase
the number of under-represented minorities entering Ph.D.
programs. Sophomores or second year minority Adas, either
from the foundation-designated minority groups or who have
otherwise demonstrated commitment to the goals of MMUF, are
eligible for consideration. The intent is to broaden the pipeline
of scholars who will serve on the faculties of the nation's
colleges and universities.
Each Mellon Fellow is paired with a faculty member mentor
with whom she designs and carries out a program of research.
Fellows are provided with summer and term-time stipends, as
well as support for travel and other research-related expenses.
They also receive support for applying to graduate programs,
and, if they enter a Ph.D. program in a Mellon-designated
field, they will be eligible for a loan forgiveness and additional
graduate level support.
Visit the Mellon website for more general information http://www.mellon.org/grant_programs/programs/
higher-education-and-scholarship/mellon-mays-fellowship
and the Smith website for latest local information
http://www.smith.edu/oid/programs.php
Sophomores submit the following documents to apply for the
program:
- Joint Research Process (one page)
- Statement of Interest and Aspirations (one page)
- Letter of support from Faculty Mentor
- Unofficial transcript
The Mellon Mays Coordinators would be happy to provide you with
more information about the program and the areas of research
of past Fellows:
Naomi Miller and Randall Bartlett
njmiller@email.smith.edu
rbartlett@email.smith.edu
Institutional Diversity
College Hall 31
Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063
