Funding | Center for International and Professional Experience

Types of Funding

Funding is available for substantial and well-planned individual activities abroad which are four weeks or longer in duration. Advice on funding such activities is offered by Fellowship Programs, part of the Center for International and Professional Experience (CIPE) at 55 Whitney Avenue.

Students should be aware that funding is rarely available for:

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

Academic Year Funding

Summer Funding

Search for Fellowships on the Yale Student Grants Database

Possible funding sources include:

1. International Summer Award (ISA)

need-based, one-time use
for students on financial aid
supports:

study on Yale Summer Session or Yale-approved programs; such study must receive credit towards the Yale degree to be ISA-eligible
internships sponsored or managed by Yale (there is a list of designated internships)
as a supplement to a competitive fellowship, in the form of the summer income contribution, prorated depending on the length of the time spent abroad

Check the ISA website for eligibility.

2. Fellowships

Merit-based fellowships for individual student activities
can support:

research (at least 4 weeks)
study on some programs offered or approved by Yale
service and volunteer projects (ordinarily at least 8 weeks)
and internships (at least 8 weeks) or study (on a designated Yale sponsored or approved program)

Search for Fellowships on the Yale Student Grants Database.

3. Academic Departments

Consult the DUS and department websites as well as the Student Grants Database.

4. Area Studies Councils (in the MacMillan Center)

5. Yale Year or Term Abroad

Junior and second semester Sophomore terms
Funding for study abroad for credit towards the Yale degree during the academic year
Yale charges no fees, and students pay their program directly and continue to receive financial aid, making this an excellent option for students with limited resources.
Contact Study Abroad advisers in the CIPE at 55 Whitney Avenue

6. Residential Colleges

Funding for summer and short-term experiences abroad is no longer widely available through the offices of Residential College Masters
Students can ask the Master's Assistant for information on any funding available through their colleges
Funding is not available through the Deans' offices
Some Colleges post guidelines on the fellowships available only to their students. These fellowships also appear in the Student Grants Database:

Other Sources of Funding

Yale funds cannot pay for all experiences, and students should also plan ahead for other sources of funds:

Employment on campus or at home to supplement any grants received
Loans, which are available for students who are US citizens and permanent residents through Student Financial Services whether or not they receive financial aid
Fundraising activities
Parental assistance, perhaps in loan form
Organizations outside Yale with special interests
For students attending the IARU Global Summer Program:
As part of their social responsibility program, Banco Santander is partnering with IARU to award scholarships to outstanding students attending the IARU Global Summer Program (GSP). There are nine US$2,000 and two US$1,000 scholarships available for successful Yale students. These scholarships will also be made available in 2013 and 2014. You may apply for these scholarships through www.iaruni.org/gsp/apply when the next cycle of GSP applications begin.
*For Yale students attending GSP programs at other partner universities. Not eligible for Yale students taking the GSP course at Yale.