Preferred Application Deadline: November 15, 2009
Application Period Close: November 30, 2009
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Mission Statement:
The fundamental objective of MMUF is to increase the number of minority students, and others with a demonstrated commitment to eradicating racial disparities, who will pursue PhDs in core fields in the arts and sciences. The program aims to reduce over time the serious underrepresentation on the faculties of individuals from certain minority groups, as well as to address the attendant educational consequences of these disparities. For more information about the MMUF, go to http://www.mmuf.org/.
UCLA Program and Selection Criteria:
The UCLA MMUF is a two-year program (AY 2009-2010; AY 2010-2011) that includes intensive undergraduate research, completion of a senior thesis project, and preparation for graduate school. Students interested in applying for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship must meet the following criteria:
- students entering UCLA as freshmen must have completed at least 45 units, with no more than six quarters at UCLA; students who have transferred to UCLA from a community college must be planning to graduate no sooner than spring, 2011.
- a minimum GPA of 3.25 (earned at UCLA)
- commitment to research and intention to enroll in a PhD program
- superb scholarly promise in a major that includes work in one of the following Mellon-designated fields at UCLA:
Anthropology
Afro-American Studies
Chicana and Chicano Studies
English
Foreign Language
Musicology
Philosophy
SociologyArt History
Classics
Comparative Literature
Ethnomusicology
History
Native American Studies
Political Science
Women Studies
1) Submit an Undergraduate Research Fellows Program Application available on MyUCLA. To access and submit the application, click here. You may also find the application under "Surveys" in your Features menu, or by clicking the Survey icon in the middle of your home page.
2) Complete the UCLA Mellon Mays Program Supplemental Application, available online here, and in the Undergraduate Research Center for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, A334 Murphy Hall.
Program Overview:
First Year: Junior Standing ($2,000 Fellowship/$3500 Summer Stipend)
Fall Quarter:
- Apply for MMUFP
- Begin mentored research through the Student Research Program (SRP)
- Enroll in HNRS 101A (the Student Research Forum)
- Attend mandatory MMUF meetings, workshops, and events
- Meet regularly with MMUF Graduate Research Mentors
- Continue mentored research through the Student Research Program (SRP)
- Enroll in special library research preparation seminar designed for MMUF Scholars
- Write proposal for senior thesis; apply to Undergraduate Research Scholars Program
- Attend mandatory MMUF meetings, workshops, and events
- Meet regularly with MMUF Graduate Research Mentors
- Complete a 6-week UCLA MMUF Summer Research Institute
- Meet regularly with Graduate Research Mentors and Program Coordinators
Fall Quarter:
- Complete Graduate Record Exam (GRE) general and subject tests
- Enroll in and complete the 1st Independent Studies course (198 or 199) with faculty mentor
- Complete applications to graduate school
- Attend mandatory MMUF meetings, workshops, and events
- Attend MMUF West Coast Regional Conference
- Enroll in and complete the 2nd Independent Studies course (198 or 199) with faculty mentor
- Mentor one junior-level MMUF Scholar at UCLA
- Attend mandatory MMUF meetings, workshops and events
- Give research presentation at UCLA's Westwind/Aleph Conference for Undergraduate Writing and Research(May)
- Complete and submit senior research thesis (based on Independent Studies)
- Mentor one junior-level MMUF Scholar at UCLA
- Attend mandatory MMUF meetings, workshops, and events (includes a senior dinner)
- Graduate with B.A. degree; attend MMUF program senior dinner at UCLA