You are invited to apply for a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship.
The objective of MMUF is to address, over time, the problem of underrepresentation in the academy at the level of college and university faculties. This goal can be achieved both by increasing the number of students from underrepresented minority groups (URM) who pursue PhDs and by supporting the pursuit of PhDs by students who may not come from traditional minority groups but have otherwise demonstrated a commitment to the goals of MMUF. The MMUF program is designed to encourage fellows to enter PhD programs that prepare students for professorial careers; it is not intended to support students who intend to go on to medical school, law school, or other professional schools. For more information, visit our website at http://www.wesleyan.edu/mellon_program/ .
The application and reference form are available here; the deadline is February 22nd, 2017.