Duke University 2025 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

Established in 1988, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) is committed to expanding academic faculties and leadership in higher education and to promoting the value of the humanities and related disciplines. Its name honors Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, the noted African American educator, statesman, minister, and former president of Morehouse College.

Through programs that emphasize mentoring, research support, programming, and student cohort building, Mellon partners with member colleges and universities to identify and support students of great promise and to help them become scholars and professionals of the highest distinction.

• Table of Content
• About Duke University
• Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
• Requirements for Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

• Faculty Support
• Research Funding
• Summer Research Institute
• Peer Networking
• Loan Repayment in Graduate School

Requirements for Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Qualification

To determine how your academic and professional goals and the mission of the MMUF program align, consider reflecting on and discussing the following questions with faculty and graduate students in your field of interest:

1. What are my research interests? What would make a strong MMUF research project?
2. Which faculty member would I like to work with on a research project?
3. Would the type of research I want to pursue lead to a Ph.D. in the humanities or qualitative social sciences? 
4. What could I do with a Ph.D.? Would I want to be a faculty member?
5. What is it like to be a graduate student?

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Duke University Fellowship webpage