Application
Deadline: March 2, 2026
Application: 2025-26 Online Application
Submit Application Materials to: Dr. Tina Thomas, UT Austin MMUF Director
Questions: Dr. Tina Thomas, UT Austin MMUF Director
Application Checklist:
- MMUF Application Form
- Essays
- 1) An essay on one of the following topics (2 pages, double-spaced, 1” margins):
- Your academic interests, the area you plan to study in depth, and why.
- A situation when you felt like a scholar: What intellectual experience or scholarly discovery inspired you?
- 2) A personal essay relating your academic and career goals to the legacy of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays (1 page, double-spaced, 1” margins). This essay should also describe activities that demonstrate your ability to take responsibility, work independently, and show initiative or perseverance. For Dr. May’s biography and bibliographic references, please visit the MMUF webpage: http://www.mmuf.org/about/dr-benjamin-e-mays .
- 1) An essay on one of the following topics (2 pages, double-spaced, 1” margins):
- Resume highlighting your academic and extracurricular activities, research experience, and any honors or awards you have received.
- Letter of Recommendation from the prospective mentor. Recommenders may submit their letters directly to Dr. Tina Thomas, UT-Austin MMUF Director (tina.thomas@austin.utexas.edu).
- Signed Sharing Private Information Waiver