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What Are Fellowships?

Fellowships are funding! They are competitive, merit-based monetary awards that support a wide range of activities. These include:

• Research
• Internships
• Projects
• Study Abroad

Yale Student Grants Database

The Yale Student Grants Database is the single best place to search for Yale funding and campus information for external awards which require application through Yale. It is searchable by class year, keyword or eligibility.

Not all Yale funding is listed in the Database: stay alert for any opportunities which may be available through academic departments or residential colleges but are not listed in the Database.

Alumni can access the Yale Student Grants Database using their Yale netID and password, even after other Yale systems are no longer accessible, although passwords may need to be updated first.

• If you have forgotten your password or need to update it, see here.
• If you have an updated password but still cannot access the Database, please email studentgrants@yale.edu.

Note: The Yale Student Grants Database does not contain listings for non-Yale awards which do not have a campus application process. To complement a search of the Database, you might like to check the resources below.

CIPE Resources

In addition to entries in the Yale Student Grants Database you might try these listings:

• Yale Fellowships offered through Fellowship Programs
• Fellowship Programs' selected list of external (non-Yale) fellowships
• Fellowship Programs' information about fellowships for graduate study in the United Kingdom and Ireland
• Study Abroad funding information
• Other types of funding
• Office of Career Strategy list of gap-year and short-term postgraduate opportunities

Question: Looking for funding to support.....

• Language Study
• Public Service
• Postgraduate Opportunities

External Databases

In searching for funding outside of Yale, you may find one or more of the following helpful:

• Florida State University Office of National Fellowships provides a database of non-Yale fellowships for both undergraduate and graduate students.
• University of Minnesota provides a database of funding opportunities for study and other experiences abroad. 
• Fastweb financial aid database
• Fogarty International Center listings of non-NIH funding for biomedical and behavioral research
• GrantForward research funding listings
• IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding
• TakingITGlobal
• Scholarships for Development (for students from developing countries and/or students interested in studying development)
• Fellowship Finder is hosted by the University of Illinois to help students all over the USA find fellowships and grants to support Graduate studies

International students at Yale, as well as Yale students interested in studying in another country, might find it worthwhile to search the website of that country's ministry for education. A few frequently requested examples:

• Australian government information about scholarships, including those for international students hoping to study in Australia
• Canadian government information about scholarships for Canadians and international students
• DAAD The German Academic Exchange Service
• French Embassy information about study and teaching in France, and fellowships
• List of opportunities for Non-US Citizens

Limitations

Yale fellowship funding is not available for reimbursement of lost wages or funding toward the Student Income Contribution.

Students should be aware that CIPE fellowship funding is not available for the following:

• Spring break travel, whether for individual or group activities
• Winter break travel
• Travel for activities of less than one month
• Travel to attend meetings and conferences
• Short term (less than one month) individual or student-led group activities