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Program Obligations and Responsibilities
The following list outlines obligations and responsibilities of Emory Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows. Students who accept a MMUF Award through Emory University must fulfill these obligations to remain in the program.
Obligations
- Attend Emory's 4-wk Rudolph P. Byrd Summer Institute held in June.
- Attend monthly meetings with coordinators and graduate mentors.
- Attend regular semester advisory meetings with mentor, coordinators, and graduate student mentors.
- Attend annual regional conferences (SERC) and deliver research presentations.
- Update Annual MMUF Profile at the National Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program website.
- Rising seniors submit proposals for summer funding during the month of April.
- Seniors submit a 35-page research paper by May 1.
- Contribute to a congenial ethos that fosters a community of scholars.
- Although a 3.2 is the minimum GPA for entrance into the program, the expectation, especially to be competitive for admission into reputable doctoral programs, is that the fellow will maintain a GPA of at least 3.5 throughout her/his tenure in the MMUF Program.
Benefits
- Receive stipend of $4000 per academic year ($2000 per semester) for conducting and producing a research project.
- Rising seniors receive up to $4500 of summer funding toward research project development.
- Receive up to $1,000 toward GRE prep and an additional $300 toward graduate school application fees.
- Receive ongoing mentoring, research support, and professional guidance from faculty members, coordinators, and graduate students.
- Receive up to $800 in scholar development funds per academic year for fellow travel and research.
- Additional support for scholarly research/activities may be granted at the discretion of the MMUF coordinator.