Upcoming Events and Announcements
- Applications for the 2019-2020 Predoctoral Research Grants are now open to MMUF fellows in graduate school (PhD not MA) years 2-5. Applications for grants close on November 1.
- Applications for the Chicago Regional Writing Retreat (RWR) are now open to MMUF fellows in graduate school (PhD not MA) within the immediate Chicago Area. The application for the Chicago RWR closes on Monday, October 28th.
To apply for these and other MMGIP opportunities, visit the Fellows Portal.
Eligible Fields of Study
• Anthropology and Archaeology
• Area/Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Studies
• Art History
• Classics
• Computer Science *
• Geography and Population Studies
• Earth/Environmental/Geological Science and Ecology *
• English
• Film, Cinema and Media Studies (theoretical focus)
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• History
• Linguistics
• Literature
• Mathematics *
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology
• Oceanographic/Marine/Atmospheric/Planetary Science *
• Performance Studies (theoretical focus)
• Philosophy and Political Theory
• Physics and Astronomy *
• Religion and Theology
• Sociology
• Theater (non-performance focus)
• Interdisciplinary Studies
* No longer applicable for new undergraduate fellows
Fellows who enter Ph.D. programs in a field not listed above must formally petition for recognition of the graduate program. For more information on SSRC-Mellon Mays benefits, please contact mellonmays@ssrc.org.