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Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Program

Providing doctoral and early postdoctoral support exclusively to those who were MMUF Fellows

Students from the University of Cape Town discuss their research topics at the 2008 Mellon Mays Summer Conference, held at Columbia University.

Funded by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Graduate Initiatives Program aims to transform the academy by eradicating racial disparities on the faculties at colleges and universities in the United States and South Africa. To that end, the Program provides support for scholars from all backgrounds with a demonstrated commitment to this goal through a predoctoral research grant opportunity and an integrated cycle of program activities intended to enhance the success of Mellon Mays Fellows at key moments in their careers. 350 fellows have completed a doctoral degree and over 500 are in progress.

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

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Cally Waite
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