ANNOUNCEMENT: The new deadline is March 4, 2024. Only applications for the eight universities listed below will be accepted.
The Fox International Fellowships at the MacMillan Center provide research fellowships through exchanges with the Freie University of Berlin, Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge University, El Colegio de Mexico, Fudan University in Shanghai, Moscow State University*, Sciences Po University in Paris, the University of Tokyo, Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, University of Cape Town in South Africa, Bogazici University in Istanbul, University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, Tel Aviv University in Israel, University of Ghana, Ghana, National University Singapore, Singapore, University of Melbourne, Australian National University, University of British Columbia, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, and University of San Andrés, Argentina
*In April 2022, the Fox Intentional Fellowship announced that Yale University would suspend our institutional exchange partnership with Lomonosov Moscow State University. In addition, for the 2024-2025 academic year, our exchange partnership with Tel Aviv has been temporarily suspended.
The Fellowships will support one academic year of independent research projects including, but not limited to the following fields:
A Fox International Fellow's research should be a serious, scholarly contribution to their chosen field. At the same time, Fox International Fellows should have the kind of maturity and skills which demonstrate leadership potential.
The Fellowship award will cover the recipient's round-trip travel, and provide a stipend for basic living expenses while in residence at the selected University. Support for research-related travel to other cities or institutions may be provided in direct support of the research project. The exact amount of the stipend will be adjusted to supplement resources from personal or other sources available to the Fox Fellow.
The objective of the Fox International Fellowship Program is to identify and help develop potential world-class statesmen and women who may participate in guiding the world toward a peaceful order in the 21st century. The exchange is made possible by the generosity of Joseph Carrere Fox ('38) and his wife, Alison Barbour Fox, whose commitment to encouraging better understanding between the US and other countries led them to offer support for exchanges between Yale and leading universities worldwide.
For more information visit the Fox International Fellowship website.
Informational Session will be held on:
Friday, October 13, 2023, at 12.00 - https://yale.zoom.us/j/96302959855
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THIS DATABASE.
General Application Guidelines
1.The proposed research must focus on a topic related to international relations and global affairs, environmental policy, public health, business and finance, social sciences, economics, political science, law, and contemporary history, with preference for topics of contemporary, applied and/or institutional relevance to enhancing the world’s peace and prosperity.
2.The candidate must demonstrate both excellence in relevant coursework as well as strong evidence of research ability in the field of endeavor they are proposing as their Fox Fellowship project.
3. Students in doctoral programs shall normally have finished their course work. Students in masters or graduate professional programs shall have administrative approval to interrupt their course work. Graduating master students and graduating seniors are eligible to apply.
4. Fox International Fellows are selected on the basis of character, intellect, and demonstrated leadership. Students must demonstrate a personal commitment to being a "citizen ambassador."
5.Candidates for Fox Fellowships must demonstrate sufficient mastery of national or regional language skills relevant to their research projects as well as to thrive in the local and larger communities of the Fox Exchange partner university. For English-speaking countries with strong local or regional language bases, candidates with evidence of familiarity and interests in those languages, as relevant to their research and larger cultural engagement, may receive some competitive preference, e.g. for Legon, Ghana (Twi or Akan), Cape Town, South Africa (isiXhosa/isiZulu or Afrikaans); New Delhi, India (Hindi, Gujarati). Students without these language skills are also welcome to apply.
APPLICATION MATERIALS:
1. A written research proposal specify the following (Max 1200 words):
2. A narrative addressing your leadership potential (include information on any leadership roles you have undertaken) and commitment to being a “citizen ambassador” (Max 450 words).
3. Attestation of sufficient language proficiency
4. Two letters of recommendation from Yale faculty members.
5. Your CV.
6. Transcript of your grades (unofficial transcripts are acceptable).
Applicants may be asked to come in for an interview.
Notifications of awards will be made by late April.
APPLICATIONS FROM INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PROPOSING PROJECTS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
THE FOX FELLOWSHIP IS NOT OPEN TO POST DOCTORAL CANDIDATES.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All undergraduate students must adhere to the Yale University International Travel Policy. For more information go to http://www.yale.edu/yalecol/international/travel/policy.html
At this time graduating students are not eligible for the UK, due to the visa restrictions.
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.