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Fellowships are awarded to USC sophomores and juniors during the spring semester. Participation in the program is limited to students considering graduate study towards a Ph.D. in Mellon-supported fields.
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Participation is not limited by a student’s undergraduate field of concentration.
The following factors are considered in the selection of fellows:
- Sophomore standing (juniors are welcome to apply), pursuing a major or minor in a Mellon-approved field of study (see a complete list of Mellon-approved majors and minors below).
- Academic promise
- Interest in pursuing an academic career in a Mellon-designated field of study
**The program is not intended for students interested in attending business school, law school or medical school.**
- Potential for serving as a mentor and teacher to a wide variety of students.
- Demonstrated commitment to increasing opportunities for underrepresented populations, breaking down stereotypes, increasing cross-racial and ethnic understanding, and enabling others to better understand persons of different races and ethnicities.
- Commitment to participating fully and enthusiastically in all aspects of the MMUF program, including attendance at conferences and meetings.
- Status as US citizen or permanent resident.
If you have any questions regarding your field of study and eligibility for the MMUF program, please contact Dr. Martha Enciso at menciso@usc.edu
Majors:
- American Studies & Ethnicity
- African American Studies
- Anthropology
- Area/Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Studies
- Archaeology
- Art History
- American and English Literature
- Asian American Studies
- Astronomy
- Atmospheric Science
- Chicano/Latino Studies
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Chinese
- Demography
- Earth Sciences
- East Asian Area Studies
- East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Ecology
- Earth Sciences
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Film, Cinema, and Media Studies
(theoretical focus)
- Foreign Languages and Literature
- French
- Gender Studies
- Geological Sciences
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- Geography
- German
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies (need to have one or more Mellon fields at their core)
- Italian
- Japanese
- Judaic Studies
- Korean
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Marine Science
- Musicology & Ethnomusicology
- Music Performance Studies
(theoretical focus)
- Oceanographic Science
- Performance Studies (theoretical focus)
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics/Computer Science
- Planetary Science
- Political Theory
- Population Studies
- Religion and Theology
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Theater (non-performance focus)
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Minors:
- Ancient Religion and Classical Languages
- African American Studies
- American Studies and Ethnicity
- Anthropology
- Arabic and Middle East Studies
- Area/Cultural/Ethnic Studies
- Art History
- Astronomy
- Chicano/Latino Studies
- Classics
- Coastal Ocean and Watershed Science
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Cultural Anthropology
- Cultural Studies
- East Asian Area Studies
- East Asian Languages and Cultures
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Ethics and Moral Philosophy
- Film, Cinema, and Media Studies
(theoretical focus)
- Foreign Languages
- Folklore and Popular Culture
- Forensics and Criminality
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- French
- Gender Studies
- Geography
- Geographic Information Science and Technology
- German
- History
- Italian
- Japanese
- Jewish American Studies
- Judaic Studies
- Korean
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Middle East Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
- Religion
- Russian
- Russian Area Studies
- Sociology
- Southeast Asia and its People
- Spanish
- Theater (non-performance focus)
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