Yale Fellowships offered through the Office of Fellowships

Yale Fellowships

The Office of Fellowships administers a variety of funding opportunities that support student experiences during the summer, term, and year after graduation.

Visit the Yale Student Grants Database for eligibility, deadlines, and application information for these and many other campus fellowships.

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Summer Fellowships for Yale College Students

Summer Fellowships Canvas Course

Enroll in the Summer Fellowships Canvas Course offered by the Office of Fellowships for helpful guidance on the entire application process. From getting started to crafting a fellowship proposal and putting together a budget, the course contains general and fellowship-specific information that can be referenced at any time.

Richard U. Light Fellowship
Supports intensive language study at approved sites in East Asia. Eligible are currently-enrolled Yale University students, including graduating seniors. Campus application deadlines typically begin in September or December. See the Light Fellowship website for full details.

Alexander P. Hixon Fellowship
Supports international students pursuing summer travel within the US for research, independent projects, or internships lasting at least 6 weeks. Eligible are Yale first-year students, sophomores and juniors who are international students; US citizens and permanent residents are not eligible.

Office of Fellowships Summer Fellowships

Students may apply for one or more of the following Yale-funded fellowships depending on project type. Eligibility varies by fellowship. Applications are made via a common application in the Yale Student Grants Database. Application deadline typically in February/March. Plans do not need to be finalized to apply.

Research*

*Search the Yale Student Grants Database for other undergraduate research fellowships, including those for STEM research offered through the Center for Science & Quantitative Reasoning.

Internships/Work

Eligible internships must be low/unpaid. A low or unpaid internship is defined as earning $250 or less per week.

Government Service Internships

Non-Profit Internships and Community Service

Journalism

International Projects

Projects in Latin American and Spanish-speaking countries

Pin: Guidance on planning a project can be found here.

Guidance on creating fellowship application materials can be found here.

Term-Time Fellowships for Yale Undergraduates

Richard U. Light Fellowship
Supports intensive language study at approved sites in East Asia. Eligible are currently-enrolled Yale University students, including graduating seniors. Campus application deadlines typically begin in September or December. See their website for full details.

Office of Fellowships Term-Time Fellowships for Undergraduates
Yale College students may apply for one or more of the following Yale-funded fellowships for projects if they are planning to take a leave of absence to pursue the project full-time. Applications are made via the Summer Fellowships Common Application in the Yale Student Grants Database. Application deadline typically in February.

Postgraduate Fellowships for Yale Seniors

Yale College Postgraduate Fellowships
With durations ranging from 3 months to 12 months, this collection of fellowships support graduating seniors across a variety of purposeful activities - public service, travel, research, work, study. Eligible students may apply for one or more of the following postgraduate fellowships via a single common application in the Yale Student Grants Database. Campus application deadline is typically in late January.

*Also a Postgraduate Fellowship, but not applied for via the common application.

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