External Awards (non-Yale Fellowships)

InterExchange Foundation Christianson Fellowship

The Christianson Fellowship provides funding of up to $10,000 to young Americans and permanent residents between 18 and 28, who are eager to contribute their skills and passions to a community in need abroad. Applicants arrange their own international projects, which have to be at least six months, in-person on-site.

**Deadlines in March, July, and October.

Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)

Seeks to enhance internationalization in Japan by promoting mutual understanding between the people of Japan and those of other nations through foreign language teaching and exchange. Eligible are graduating seniors and alumni who are US citizens; experience teaching, and/or TEFL or TESL certification an advantage.
Application deadline typically in November.

Keasbey Scholarship

Supports one or two years of study at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, or Aberystwyth; normally open every three years to Yale College applicants. Eligible are US citizens who are graduating seniors at Yale in a Keasbey year (the next eligible class is that of 2020).

Knowles Science Teaching Fellowships

Five-year fellowships for early career high-school science and mathematics teachers. Eligible are US citizens and nationals who are graduating seniors and recent alumni with majors in STEM fields.
Application deadly typically in early November.

Luce Scholars Program

Supports one-year internships (along with language training) in Asia for those who have not had extensive experience in Asia.
Eligible are US citizens who are graduating seniors or recent alumni, graduate or professional school students, and junior faculty. Campus application deadline typically in September

Marshall-Sherfield Fellowships

Support postdoctoral fellowships at British universities or research institutes. Eligible are US citizens who will hold a PhD in a science or engineering subject by the start of the fellowship. Application deadline typically in early October.

Michel David-Weill Scholarship

Supports a two-year master’s degree in any field at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), but Economics is especially encouraged.
Eligible are graduating seniors at Yale who are US citizens. Campus application deadline typically in November.

Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship

Supports a year abroad in pursuit of an independent project in the visual arts (including art history, conservation, studio art, and photography).
Eligible are graduating seniors and recent alumni of Yale College (US citizenship not required). Campus application deadline typically at the end of January

National GEM Consortium Fellowships

Support doctoral study in engineering or natural sciences and master’s-level study in engineering at select universities in the United States. Eligible are US citizens or permanent residents from minority backgrounds, graduating seniors and recent alumni.
Application deadline typically mid-November.