The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program at UC Berkeley fosters the academic development of undergraduate students with exceptional promise in the humanities or social sciences and potential for careers that will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in the academy. MMUF supports Fellows by providing mentorship and the environment and resources to pursue their research and prepare for graduate school and faculty careers. Since the program’s inception in 2008, Berkeley MMUF Fellows have been accepted into graduate programs at Cambridge University (UK), University of Chicago, New York University, Purdue University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, University of Michigan, and the University of Southern California. As the application cycle for the 2023-24 cohort opens, we spoke with two current Fellows and A&H majors about their experiences in MMUF.