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Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program

Deadline: 01/21/2026 (Tentative)

The MMUF Program at Penn provides a small cohort of extraordinary Humanities and Social Sciences undergraduates with an intergenerational, intellectual family that nurtures their disciplinary aspirations.

Jumpstart for Juniors

Deadline: 03/17/2026 (Tentative)

The Jumpstart for Juniors program provides students with the opportunity to gain invaluable investigative skills in the summer after their junior year. These funds may be used to continue an established, ongoing independent research project under the supervision of a faculty mentor or to gather necessary data prior to embarking on a senior thesis or other significant independent research project.

Hoesley Digital Literacy Fellows Program

Deadline: 04/11/2026 (Tentative)

The Hoesley Digital Literacy Fellows Program encourages creative exploration of technologies commonly used in our rapidly evolving 21st century workplace and beyond through hands-on training and support as they design and develop a digital project and curate their professional digital presence.

Andrea Mitchell Center Undergraduate Research Grants

Deadline: 03/07/2026 (Tentative)

The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy will award undergraduate research fellowships for projects that begin in the summer following successful application and are completed during the following academic year.

College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant

Deadline: 03/17/2026 (Tentative)

Undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences can apply for a number of grants supported by Penn’s College Alumni Society to fund a research or scholarly project.

Class of 1971 Robert J. Holtz Fund

Deadline: 03/17/2026 (Tentative)

The Holtz Fund provides funds for students pursuing an independent scholarly project during the academic year or summer, where funds can be used for costs of materials and supplies, toward travel costs, or for costs of the project.

Bodek Prize for Research on Interracial and Interfaith Relations

Deadline: 03/23/2026 (Tentative)

The Gordon Bodek Prize will be awarded annually to a student in any of the undergraduate departments and schools at Penn for the best paper addressing issues of interracial and interfaith relations.

Hertz Fellowship

Deadline: 11/01/2025 (Tentative)

Funds full-time PhD study for young scientists on the leading edge of scientific discoveries fueling US global leadership in science and technology

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