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Mellon Mays Predoctoral Research Grants

Not currently accepting applications.

SSRC-Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Programs are open only to those who were Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows.

Applications for the 2010-11 grant will be accepted May 1, 2010.

The SSRC-Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Program offers three grants (Graduate Studies Enhancement, Predoctoral Research Development and Dissertation Completion) designed to meet specific needs during the doctoral degree process.

Applicants must have been selected as Mellon Mays Fellows as undergraduates. Fellows may apply for one grant per year and must be enrolled in a doctoral program in one of the fields listed below or have filed a petition for inclusion of another field. See below for more information on Mellon fields and petitions.

Fields of Study

Anthropology
Area Studies
Art History
Classics
Computer Science
Demography
Earth Sciences
Ecology
English
Ethnomusicology
Foreign Languages
Geology
History
Literature
Mathematics
Musicology
Philosophy
Physics
Political Theory
Religion
Sociology

Fellows who enter Ph.D. programs in a field not listed above must formally petition for recognition of the graduate program before applying for the Predoctoral Grant. For more information on petitioning for Mellon Mays benefits, please contact mellonmays@ssrc.org

Please use our online application portal to apply.

Program Director
Cally Waite
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