Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF)
Toward a More Inclusive Academy
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) is committed to supporting a diverse professoriate and to promoting the value of multivocality in the humanities and related disciplines, elevating accounts, interpretations, and narratives that expand present understandings.
Who is eligible?
- Caltech undergraduate student (sophomore, junior)
- Meeting GPA requirement (2.5 minimum)
- Students who have demonstrated a commitment to the goals of MMUF
- Demonstrated interest in pursuing a Ph.D. in an MMUF-approved course of study: Earth Science, Geology, Ecology, Mathematics, Astronomy, Computer Science, Physics, English, History, History and Philosophy of science, Philosophy, and Interdisciplinary Studies: Interdisciplinary areas of study may be eligible if one or more eligible fields are at the core, but must be approved by the MMUF staff at the Mellon Foundation
Requirements
- Participate in Bi-Monthly Meetings
- Meet with Graduate Coordinator twice a month
- Attend Annual Regional Conference
- Participate in Research with a Faculty Mentor
- Signed Fellow Contract
Program Benefits
- Summer research stipends & Quarterly awards
- Up to $10,000 in undergraduate student debt forgiveness
- Conference support (national and regional)
- Monthly meetings
- Support in applying to graduate school
- Publication opportunities
MMUF Alumni
If you are a Caltech MMUF Alumni, keep us updated through the MMUF Alumni Form.