An opportunity for qualified students who have a sincere interest in pursuing graduate work for the express purpose of pursuing a career in academia.
Research. Engagement. Action. Community. Humanities.
In December 2019, UNC Pembroke received a three-year $950,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish R.E.A.C.H—a program designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in faculty positions in institutions of higher education across the United States. R.E.A.C.H. aims to create a groundswell of future scholars among American Indian, African-American, Hispanic-American and other underrepresented minorities interested in advanced study in the humanities--although any qualified student is eligible.
Each Mellon Fellow will be paired with an individual faculty mentor to develop a research project. Mentors will also help Mellon Fellows target research repositories and appropriate conferences within their respective disciplines. Funds will be provided for research, travel, graduate school entrance exams, and an application to a graduate degree program in the humanities. Room and board will also be provided for the Summer Research Exploration Program that will be held on campus.
2023 - 2024 REACH Cohort
2024 REACH Summer Exploration trip to Washington, DC
2023-2024 R.E.A.C.H. Fellows
Research Changes Lives: How UNCP Provides a Pathway to Graduate School for Students from Underrepresented Minority Groups
- REACH Fellow Spotlight -
- 30 Brave Minutes Podcast episode featuring REACH Fellow Kaila Thompson -
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ELIGIBILITY
UNCP Students interested in becoming a R.E.A.C.H. Mellon Fellow must be either a rising junior or rising senior, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, but a full-time student with a major or minor in the humanities and agree to participate in a year-long series of events, including a four-week Summer Research Exploration Program.
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HOW TO APPLY (STUDENTS)
Interested students must apply by completing the application and submitting it and supporting materials by email to Dr. Michele Fazio, Program Director, at michele.fazio@uncp.edu
The 2023-2024 application window will close on Monday, April 10, 2023.
Student fellows and mentors will be paired and notified in time for participation in the Summer Research Exploration Program, which will take place daily June 5-29th (M-TH) both on campus and virtually.
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HOW TO APPLY (FACULTY)
Full-time faculty interested in serving as mentors must apply by completing a R.E.A.C.H. Mentor Application and submitting it with the required supporting materials by email to Dr. Michele Fazio, Program Director, michele.fazio@uncp.edu.
The 2023-2024 application window will close on Monday, April 10, 2023.
Student fellows and mentors will be paired and notified in time for participation in the Summer Research Exploration Program, which will take place daily June 5-29th (M-TH) both on campus and virtually.
Meet the New Director:
Michele Fazio
Director of REACH Mellon Program, Gender Studies Minor Co-coordinator, and Professor of English