Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
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Mission
The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award supports tenure-track faculty who have passed their midpoint review. The award is structured to free the time of junior faculty who have passed their midpoint tenure review—including those from underrepresented groups and others committed to eradicating disparities in their fields—so that they can both engage in and build support systems, networks, and affinity groups that make their fields and campuses more inclusive. Eligible applicants must have passed their third-year review or their institution’s equivalent.
About the Program
The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award offers a $17,500 stipend—$10,000 to be used for summer research support and $7,500 for research assistance during the academic year. Ten awards will be made in 2020-21. For more information about the program, you can download the program brochure (PDF).
More Info
If you're interested in applying for the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award, please see the information on the following pages:
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*Formerly known as the Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholars Award.
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