Brief Description:

Description:

The Fellowship is open to all Yale College students during the summer after their first, sophomore, or junior years, with special preference given to students majoring in Global Affairs. All applicants must demonstrate how their projects will increase their knowledge of international affairs.

Successful applications will demonstrate significant preparation, including a well-considered proposal, identification of and access to sources, a realistic budget and plan for completion of the project, and competency in the language of the project site(s). The proposed project should be a full-time commitment and be the primary activity for the duration of the fellowship.

The Jackson School expects to make awards of up to $5000 for summer 2024.

A written report of the experience will be submitted at the completion of the trip. Recipients may be asked to offer a seminar or presentation of their field project results when they return to the Yale campus. Any publication or public presentations resulting from their projects should acknowledge the support of the “Leitner International Research and Internship Fellowship."

Please proceed with caution when making plans for the summer and be prepared to alter your project due to travel restrictions. Please be prepared to carry out your project remotely if travel is not possible. Make sure to check the Yale College Travel Policy and entry requirements of your proposed destination (check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy websites)

Application Information:

To write a successful research project proposal, include:

       1) Why is this question important to answer? How would the research project contribute to the literature? 

• Research is not done in a vacuum. It is a back and forth of ideas and discussions. You should explain who are the stakeholders interested in this question and why. How have they discussed the issue in pervious papers or articles? What are the open questions that still need exploration? How would your research project help contribute to these open questions? 

• Adding citations of previous literature and finding is best practice!

• If you are conducting interviews, how would you select people to interview? What type of survey questions would you ask? How are you planning to analyze these survey questions? Is there any particular qualitative methodology you are choosing? 

• If you are using a quantitative model, what kind of model are you using? What data is needed and how will you incorporate them in your model? 

• What type of research, data, or interview experience have you had before? This could be related to class projects or class content or other internships. 

• If you want to do a project that results in a documentary, for example, do you have experience in filmmaking at all? 

Additional Application Information: 

Please note that one letter of recommendation and a language self-evaluation form are required.

Once you have opened the application, click the *Request icon to enter your recommender's information (contact name and email). Click the Language Evaluation icon to submit the language self-evaluation form.

*Note that to view the Request link, you must have at least filled out the project title and brief description.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to see that the complete application reaches us by the deadline.

Applicants will be notified of the Committee’s decision by mid-April.

If you have questions please contact Kristen Estabrook at kristen.estabrook@yale.edu.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

(no special requirements provided)

Restrictions to Use of Award:

IMPORTANT NOTE: All undergraduate students must adhere to the Yale University International Travel Policy. For more information go to https://cipe.yale.edu/travel-resources/travel-policy

Yale University policy requires that certain types of research projects involving human subjects be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to the start of the study to ensure that the project meets University Policy and any other applicable regulations. To see if your project needs to be reviewed, for advice on working with human subjects, and for more information about the IRB process and requirements go to http://www.yale.edu/hsc/Investigator/Student_projects.pdf.

Links to Additional Information:

1. Budget
2. International Studies Fellowship Application
3. Language Evaluation Form

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