Azher Jaweed Awarded Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

2017 May 10

Azher Jaweed was one of six students awarded a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship this spring. The fellowship is the centerpiece of the Andrew Mellon Foundation's initiatives to increase the presence of traditionally underrepresented groups in the faculty ranks of institutions of higher learning in the U.S.

Fellows participate in the program during the last two years of undergraduate study and receive a monthly stipend to offset work study requirements, modest research funds, and additional summer research funding as part of the fellowship. Upon successful completion of graduate study, Mellon Mays Fellows also receive up to $10,000 to assist in repayment of student loans.

Jaweed’s research is focused primarily on the historical epistemology of the interactions with the economy, of the state and of society with natural resources. Through his historical analysis he will be able to share how societies organize and distribute resources in various economic systems. He hopes to share the story of human toil, achievement and folly which has left a mark on planet Earth. “I am interested in the history of how humans have interacted with natural resources, as well as how societies organize and distribute resources in various forms of economic systems,” he said. “Understanding the crucial history of how humans have interacted with natural resources will allow me to share the story of human toil, achievement, and folly which has left a mark – for better and for worse – on planet Earth.” Jaweed is majoring in history and is working on a certificate in quantitative data analysis.