All Yale Graduate Impact (YGI) Fellowship applications should provide a summary of the proposed work, as agreed upon with the host supervisor, including the nature of activities involved and any specific projects to which the student will contribute. The application should also make a case for the fellowship’s relevance to the student’s intellectual trajectory and research interests. Applications will be reviewed by GSAS and OCS leadership.

• Summer fellowship start and end dates are flexible.
• Summer YGI fellowship priority deadline: April 3rd, 2023 at 11:59pm; applications will continue to be reviewed on a rolling basis until May 1st, 2023 at 11:59pm

Application 

To apply for the YGI Fellowship, students should submit the following documents PDFs to GSASadministrativedean@yale.edu.

1. YGI Project Summary

Please complete the YGI Fellowship Project Summary Form – Summer 2023. On this form, students are asked to provide a project description explaining the nature of the position and how it supports the student’s academic and professional trajectory. The student should review the form with the host supervisor. Once completed, please download your response as a PDF.

2. Host Signature

Please download the Host Signature Page and combine it with the YGI Fellowship Project Summary Form (completed in Part 1). Send this to your host for their signature. Once they return the signed document to you, send this PDF along with documents from Parts 3 & 4 to GSASadministrativedean@yale.edu. The YGI Project Summary is considered complete once we receive this form signed by your host.

3. GSAS Application for Yale Graduate Impact Fellowship 

Please complete the GSAS Application for Yale Graduate Impact Fellowship form. This form requires signatures by the student’s thesis advisor and Director of Graduate Studies.

4. Resume

The final component of the application is an updated resume. Please include a current resume with your application.

Fellowship Terms

• Eligibility: Fellows must be currently matriculated, Yale Humanities Ph.D. students in years 2-6* of study and have been admitted to candidacy before the fellowship.
• Term: Fellows work at an external organization under the guidance of the host supervisor for no more than 10 hours per week over a maximum 16 weeks during the semester and no more than 10 hours per week over a maximum 12 weeks during the summer session.
• Stipend:  Fellows receive a stipend of up to $2200 for the 2023 Summer and up to $2900 for the 2023 Fall and 2024 Spring. The total stipend amount will be calculated based on the number of hours and weeks worked with an hourly rate of $18 per hour.
• International students should consult with your OISS advisor to confirm eligibility. Eligible candidates will be required to apply for Curricular Practical Training (CPT), as per immigration policy. Please reach out to your OISS advisor for application specifics. Also, please note that if you have a TF20 teaching position, you may not be eligible for this fellowship. Under the current policy, international students are not allowed to work for more than 20 hours per week. Please make sure you confirm your particular visa constraints with your OISS advisor.
• Requirements: You will be required to register for the course “GSAS 903c Post-Candidacy Applied Research Experience” if your application is approved. In addition, all fellows will be required to submit a written reflection paper at the end of the fellowship.
• Students registered in absentia are eligible to apply.

* 7th-year students on departmental COVID extensions in Fall 2022 are eligible to apply.

Previously funded student YGI fellowships

Fall 2022

• 5th year French student – Le Bruit de monde
• 4th year History of Art student – Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought
• 7th year History of Art student – Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
• 5th year American Studies student – Working Films
• 5th year History of Art student – MoMA Publications Department
• 4th year History of Art student – Le Gallerie degli Uffizi (Uffizi Galleries)
• 7th year American Studies student – Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University
• 5th year American Studies stunned – Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Summer 2022

• 7th year History of Art student – Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
• 5th year Philosophy student – Kansas State University
• 5th year Slavic Languages & Literatures student – Department of European Paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spring 2022

• 6th year English student – Digital Cavendish
• 6th year Music student – Metropolitan Opera
• 6th year History of Art student – Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
• 4th year French student – Editions Barzakh
• 4th year History of Art student – Sir John Soane’s Museum