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Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in US, 2026

Awarded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Scholarship Details

Eligible Degrees

PhDResearch Fellow/ ScientistOther

Funding Type

Partial Funding · Varies

Eligible Courses

Arts and humanities, Sociology, Anthropology and Archaeology, Geography

Eligible Nationalities

Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents

Can Be Taken At

MMUF member institutions

Provider

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Last Verified On

30 Jan 2026 by WeMakeScholars Scholarship Team

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Overview

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in the US, 2026 are offered by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to encourage students to enter into the Ph.D. programs. The fellowship does not support those intending to enter into law school, medical school, or other professional schools.

Eligibility for Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in the US, 2026:

  • The applicants for Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in the US, 2026 should be citizens or permanent residents of the US except for the students at the Universities of Western Cape, Cape Town, and Witwatersrand in South Africa.
  • The candidates should show academic promise like GPA cutoffs.
  • The applicants should be interested in pursuing careers in the fields of English, History, Literature, Art History, Sociology, Theater, Religion and Theology, Anthropology and Archaeology, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Film, Cinema, and Media Studies, Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Music Theory, Area/Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Studies, and Classics.
  • The candidates should be from underrepresented races and ethnicity in the designated fields of study.
  • The applicants should have commitments towards the goals of MMUF and participation in all MMUF programs.
  • Candidates who are Native Americans, Latinos, and Latinas, African Americans, and minorities are encouraged to apply.
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  • The deadline of Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in US, 2026 is N/A.
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in US, 2026 is offered to PhD, Research Fellow/ Scientist, Other degree.
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in US, 2026 is offered for Arts and humanities, Sociology, Anthropology and Archaeology, Geography.
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in US, 2026 is open for: Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents .
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in US, 2026 is offered by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships in US, 2026 covers Partial Funding, Varies.