The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) supports undergraduate students committed to advancing rigorous scholarship that broadens the range of scholarly perspectives in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. The program prepares students for entry into PhD programs and future careers as scholars and faculty members.

Mellon Mays Fellows benefit from undergraduate research, cohort community engagement, faculty and staff mentoring and financial support, including stipends and loan repayment, throughout their fellowship.