Minority students and others with a demonstrated
commitment to eradicating racial and ethnic inequalities in the
Academy in particular and in society in general, may apply. Students
must be sophomores with a minimum GPA of 3.3 and be majoring in
a Mellon-designated field.
Students who apply should be seriously considering graduate study
toward the Ph.D.
Mellon-designated Fields:
Anthropology • English • Musicology
Area Studies • Ethnomusicology • Philosophy
Art History • Foreign Languages • Physics
Classics • Geology • Political Theory
Computer Science • Demography •
History
Religion •
Earth Science • Literature
Sociology •
Ecology • Mathematics
The Selection Process
Each year in March students are invited to attend an open-house
where they meet current fellows and faculty mentors and are provided
with information about the fellowship. The Mellon Selection/Advisory
Committee reads the applications and qualified students are invited
for interviews. Selected fellows attend a six-week summer immersion
program at Wesleyan University.
