Experiential Learning Opportunities
C3 Undergraduate Fellowships
C3 Undergraduate Fellowships provide rising juniors and seniors with paid and mentored graduate-level research experience, plus training on applying to and succeeding in graduate school. Undergraduate fellows experience a new academic and social environment in dynamic and diverse regions of the country by spending eight to nine weeks working with faculty mentors, graduate student mentors, and fellow undergraduate summer researchers at Columbia University; University of California, Berkeley; the University of Chicago; or the University of Michigan.
In addition to research, C3 undergraduate fellows participate in weekly seminars, workshops, and group events; get insider knowledge and preparation for the graduate school application process; and, in most cases, take a GRE preparation class.
The C3 Undergraduate Fellowship is open to rising juniors and seniors from LADO colleges studying the arts, humanities, humanistic social sciences, and mathematics.
Learn more about the C3 Undergraduate Fellowship Program
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is designed to increase diversity in the faculty ranks of institutions of higher learning. The MMUF provides qualified students with intensive faculty mentoring, term-time financial support for research projects, summer stipends to continue work on research and the possibility of undergraduate loan repayment if a fellow enters a doctoral program in a Mellon-designated field. The committee selects up to five sophomores per year (students must be U.S. citizens). Candidates are chosen through a competitive application process that identifies those who demonstrate academic promise and are committed to the MMUF's goal of reducing underrepresentation of minority groups on academic faculties.
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program is a rare opportunity for students to develop as researchers and scholars. All students are welcome to apply, and applications are particularly encouraged from African Americans, Latinos and Latinas, Native Americans and other under-represented minorities.
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