The Graduate School Exploration Fellowship (GSEF) funded over 160 fellowships from 2016-2022 that provided undergraduates at ACM colleges with a robust set of mentoring, career development, and experiential research opportunities beginning in the summer between their junior and senior year.
What Does the GSEF Program Include?
- Participation in two Annual Summits in Chicago with GSEF students from across the 14 ACM colleges, and
- On-campus structured mentoring opportunities and enrichment workshops with faculty and staff during the junior and senior years, and
- Following the junior year, a paid summer research experience on the campus of a Big Ten Academic Alliance institution or the University of Chicago, in which GSEF fellows work directly with graduate professors and/or graduate students in their field to give them firsthand experience with the benefits of graduate training.
Eligibility and Requirements
- The GSEF program was designed for students interested in pursuing study and research in the humanities, humanistic social sciences, and arts. All qualified sophomores from underrepresented groups were encouraged to apply for the GSEF, including:
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- African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders;
- First-generation college students; and
- Individuals who have followed non-traditional pathways to college due to exceptional talent and motivation in the face of adversity, such as societal, economic, or academic disadvantages.
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Applicants indicated a strong interest in pursuing a doctoral degree in the humanities or humanistic social sciences, or a terminal master’s degree in the arts, and/or a genuine interest in academic research and/or teaching at the college level as a career. Please note that this does NOT include programs leading to professional degrees, e.g. medical school (M.D.), law school (J.D.), or business school (MBA).
Participation in Annual Summits
All GSEF fellows must attend two Annual Summits hosted by the ACM. Following the completion of the summer research opportunity at a Big Ten Academic Alliance institution or the University of Chicago, all GSEF fellows were also expected to present on their projects at this conference.
Read about the Annual Summits held in Chicago!
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Questions?
For questions about the GSEF program, contact Allen Linton II, ACM Senior Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, or visit the FAQ page.
These fellowships and the Undergraduate and Faculty Fellows Program for a Diverse Professoriate are supported by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation.
Go to:
Undergraduate and Faculty Fellows Program for a Diverse Professoriate
Mellon Faculty Fellowships
ACM-Big Ten Academic Alliance meetings and workshops
