MLA Pathways Step Grants
Aboriginal Peoples
Arctic and Northern Regions
Community, Regional & Enterprise Development
Creative Arts, Culture and Heritage
Governance and Public Policy
Information and Communication Technology
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Friday 24th, October 2025
External Deadline: Wednesday 29th, October 2025
Description
Made possible by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation, the Modern Language Association’s initiative, MLA Pathways: Recruitment, Retention, and Career Readiness, equips departments and programs associated with the study of literature, language, writing, culture, area studies, and related disciplines with the tools, networks, knowledge, and resources to help undergraduate students find success throughout their education and after graduation. The core goal of the Pathways program is to enable the creation of new structures of support, at the program, campus, and regional levels, for students from groups underrepresented in the humanities—especially students of color, first-generation college students, and Pell Grant recipients—in order to allow for fuller, more equitable participation in humanities study and the postgraduate opportunities it creates.
The 2025 step grant application opened on 12 August 2025 and will close on 29 October 2025.
See here for more information.