To be eligible for selection as an MMUF fellow, students must be planning to study in one or more of the below fields:

Anthropology and Archaeology

Area/Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Studies

Art History

Classics

Geography and Population Studies

English

Film, Cinema and Media Studies (theoretical focus)

Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Music Theory

Foreign Languages and Literatures

History

Linguistics

Literature

Performance Studies (theoretical focus)

Philosophy and Political Theory

Religion and Theology

Sociology

Theater (theoretical focus)

Interdisciplinary Studies: Interdisciplinary areas of study may be eligible if they have one or more eligible fields at their core, but must be approved by the MMUF staff at the Mellon Foundation on a case-by-case basis. Please note that interdisciplinary education graduate programs, even those that incorporate one or more eligible fields, are not eligible for MMUF graduate benefits.

Learn more about eligible fields of study.