Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

People

Our Team

Advisory Board

Advising and mentoring are core components of undergraduate education and the foundation of the MMUF program. The MMUF Advisory Board consists of committed faculty mentors who not only serve as the selection committee, but who also provide general advising and mentoring in formal and informal settings. Advisory Board members often also identify and recruit promising prospective Fellows in their respective disciplines.

Our Mentors

Recent Fellows

2026 Fellows

  • Amira Haileab

    Africana Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Noliwe Rooks
  • Axel Martinez

    History
    Faculty Mentor: Mark Ocegueda
  • Indigo Mudbhary

    Ethnic Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Tiraana Bains
  • Arlyn Patino

    Gender and Sexuality Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Ivan Ramos
  • Marcus Waller

    Africana Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Alexander G. Weheliye

2025 Fellows

  • Elijah Dahunsi

    Religious Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Susan A Harvey
  • Argent Martinez

    Literary Arts
    Faculty Mentor: Eleni Sikelianos
  • Nia Sampson

    English/Literary Arts
    Faculty Mentor: Kiana Murphy
  • Kendall Williams

    Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Luiz F Valente
  • Ma'iingan Wolf Garvin

    Environmental Studies/Critical Native and Indigenous Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Adrienne Keene

2024 Fellows

  • Nicholas Amuh

    Africana Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Kiana Murphy
  • Aku Anasi

    Modern Culture and Media
    Faculty Mentor: Alexander G. Weheliye
  • Naomi Gutierrez

    Ethnic Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Mark Ocegueda

2023 Fellows

  • Alexander Avila

    Sociology
    Faculty Mentor: Laura Lopez Sanders
  • Cyprene Caines

    Africana Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Francoise Hamlin
  • Alexa De La Fuente

    Ethnic Studies
    Faculty Mentor: Ivan Ramos, Leticia Alvarado

Fellowship alumni can also access and update their information in the Mellon Foundation-supported alumni directory.