Mellon, Johnson, and other Fellowships

January, 2017

Complete listing and application information

http://inside.scrippscollege.edu/fellowships/Follow on twitter: @scrfellowships

Contact me: Professor Edwalds-Gilbert, gedwalds@scrippscollege.edu

Mellon fellowships

• MMUF – Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship. Sophomores who plan to pursue a Ph.D. in specific fields (5C)

• MURF – Mellon Undergraduate Research Fellowships in the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences (Scripps only)

Mellon Mays

• Application due February 10, 2017• Information:

http://colleges.claremont.edu/mmuf• Meet with Professor Rita Roberts,

Academic Coordinator for MMUF

Mellon Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Fine Arts,

Humanities or Social Sciences

EligibilityResearch Fellowship: Scripps College

students who have completed Core 3 (usually) and whose faculty-directed research projects are in the humanities, social sciences, or fine arts.

Pre-Thesis Fellowship: Scripps College Juniors whose senior thesis will be in the humanities, social sciences, or fine arts.

Timing of Awards• February 12th deadline for Summer

2016 projects• Summer fellowships are $4,500 for 10

weeks of full time work• Students participating in a research

fellowship are eligible to apply for a pre-thesis fellowship as juniors

Application Components• Complete the online application:

http://inside.scrippscollege.edu/fellowships/mellon-undergraduate-research-fellowships

• Project Abstract• Project Description• Proposed Budget and Budget Justification• Unofficial Transcript• Faculty letter of support appropriate for the

type of application (see guidelines)• Documentation of application to IRB or IACUC

if required

Application/Implementation Timeline

• Application Deadline – February 12th

• Students will present the outcomes of their projects in a research symposium at Scripps early in Fall, 2017 semester

• Students will submit a 5-page summary of their findings at the end of the summer

Mellon –spring funding

• Research or pre-thesis awards available for spring 2017

• Applications on a rolling basis through the start of the spring semester

• Research assistants are paid• Pre-thesis provides research supplies

or travel, but students are not paid

Hearst Foundation Awards

• Pre-thesis research in summer• Mentored research in summer• Senior thesis research materials during

the academic year• February 12th deadline. • Funds available this semester for senior

thesis

Johnson Summer Research Grants

• $4,000 award plus $300 for equipment or supplies

• Funds interdisciplinary research• Application deadline: February 12th, 2017• Apply online – see fellowships website• Present results early next fall at the

annual research symposium and submit a 5-page report

Hsu fund for project in China• Students or faculty are eligible• Students can combine with Johnson,

Esterly, or Mellon, if relevant• Award is for $2,500• Applications due February 12th, 2017• Application is online on fellowships

website• Present at the fall research symposium

and submit a 5-page summary

Arthur Vining Davis2017 Student Summer Library

Internship• Conduct research in the library’s collections of

primary source materials from June-August 2017.

• $4,000 stipend for summer• Requires faculty member endorsement of

their project. • Write a paper of between four and five pages

and present at the fall research symposium• Susan M. Allen, Interim Librarian, Ella Strong

Denison Library; sallen@ScrippsCollege.edu

Other Scripps Grants

• Esterly (due April 14)• Barbara Bruner – Carter Center Award (due

early March through CP&R)• Scripps student conference travel funds

(funded by the Dean of Faculty) -due by March 10th, see info on Fellowships page

Scripps Internship Grant Program• Seek funding for an unpaid internship• Apply through CP&R by February 1,

2017• Submit a detailed budget with your

proposal. The range is from $2,000-$4,000

• The process is competitive• Questions? See CP&R

Grants for social justice projects

• Laspa – We Act Grants, due Thursday, March 23, 2017

• Davis Projects for Peace • Strauss Foundation• Napier Initiative

Davis Projects for Peace• $10,000 to support a student (or group

of students) to create a grassroots project to promote peace anywhere in the world

• Deadline – January 22, 2017. Apply online (see fellowships website)

• Scripps recommends one project for funding and one alternate

Donald A. Strauss Foundation Scholarship

• $10,000 scholarship to fund student-designed and implemented public service project

• Apply by February 13, 2017 (see online application information and forms on fellowships website)

• Scripps may nominate up to 3 candidates –sophomores and juniorsare eligible

Thinking ahead – the big fellowships with September

deadlines• Fulbright: www. us.fulbrightonline.org

(application opens March 31, 2017)

• Watson fellowship: http://watson.foundation/fellowships/tj

• Rhodes, Mitchell, Marshall, Gates-Cambridge, Churchill

• Napier Initiative

Fellowships with winter deadlines• Truman – for juniors interested in public service,

http://truman.gov

• Udall Foundation – for sophomores or juniors committed to environmental issues, tribal public policy, or Native American health care http://www.udall.gov

• Barry M. Goldwater Fellowship – Science majors planning to earn a Ph.D. in science. Apply as sophomore or junior. Scripps may nominate four candidates. Nominations are in December

Preparing yourself – future deadlines

• Start preparing early – meet with Associate Dean of Faculty and CP&R

• Read relevant Scripps and Foundation websites• Get to know & carefully select references• Seek extra-curricular leadership opportunities• PLAN AHEAD!

For deadline reminders and application information, follow @scrfellowships

Questions?