Brief Description:

Dreyfus Fellowships are for Yale graduate and undergraduate students who are children and grandchildren of U.S. Foreign Service Officers, active or retired. Awards to Yale students, based on merit, will be made by the DACOR Bacon House Foundation in consultation with Yale University.

Description:

The Dreyfus Scholarships are administered through the DACOR Bacon House Foundation’s Education Fund. Funded by a substantial bequest by the late Ambassador Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr., the scholarships are awarded to support the education of children and grandchildren of Foreign Service Officers and Foreign Service Specialists (active duty, retired or deceased) attending Yale University at either the undergraduate or graduate level. There is no restriction as to field of study.

Application Information:

Applications are submitted directly to the DACOR Bacon House Foundation at comm.prog@dacorbacon.org by May 1 of each year for the following academic year. The application package includes:
· Brief letter of interest (within body of email acceptable)
· Resume
· Most recent transcript
· One-page statement of academic goals
· Copy of parent/grandparent’s most recent Foreign Service appointment, assignment or promotion or retirement (usually a SF-50)

The available award amount of $35,000 is divided equally among eligible selected students. All awards are for tuition and academic fees only and monies are sent directly to Yale University.
Scholarship funds are for one year only, but the student may be selected again by submitting a renewal application that includes:
· An email clearly stating an interest in renewing the reward for the upcoming academic year
· A copy of the most recent transcript
· A summary of the current academic year (studies, internships, other items of note) and any exciting events/opportunities you expect to happen in the upcoming academic year.

For more information, contact the Foundation’s Director of Communications and Programs at comm.prog@dacorbacon.org. To find out more about the DACOR Bacon House Foundation, please visit www.dacorbacon.org.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Aspirants may apply for the Dreyfus awards at the time of their application for admission to Yale University. Any Dreyfus award would be contingent upon confirmation by Yale University that the student has been admitted or is in good standing.

Restrictions to Use of Award:

Awards will be applicable to university-billed expenses only.

Links to Additional Information:

For more information, contact the Foundation’s Director of Communications and Programs at comm.prog@dacorbacon.org. To find out more about the DACOR Bacon House Foundation, please visit www.dacorbacon.org.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Julia Muravnik at julia.muravnik@yale.edu

Search Filters:

Current Year of Study

First-Year Student
Sophomore
Junior
PhD Pre-Candidacy

Term of Award

Spring
Fall
Academic Year

Grant or Fellowship Purpose

Tuition Support

Global Region or Country

-- United States (North America)
-- United States Minor Outlying Islands (North America)

Citizenship Status

U.S. citizens are eligible
Non-U.S. citizens are eligible

Current FAS Graduate School Discipline

GS A&S Humanities - American Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Classics
GS A&S Humanities - Comparative Literature
GS A&S Humanities - East Asian Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - English Lang & Lit
GS A&S Humanities - Film Studies
GS A&S Humanities - French
GS A&S Humanities - Germanic Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - History
GS A&S Humanities - History of Art
GS A&S Humanities - History of Medicine and Science
GS A&S Humanities - Italian Lang & Lit
GS A&S Humanities - Medieval Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Music
GS A&S Humanities - Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
GS A&S Humanities - Philosophy
GS A&S Humanities - Religious Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Renaissance Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Slavic Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - Spanish and Portuguese
GS A&S Science - Applied Mathematics
GS A&S Science - Astronomy
GS A&S Science - Biological and Biomedical Sciences
GS A&S Science - Biostatistics
GS A&S Science - Cell Biology
GS A&S Science - Cellular and Molecular Physiology
GS A&S Science - Chemistry
GS A&S Science - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
GS A&S Science - Computer Science
GS A&S Science - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
GS A&S Science - Engineering and Applied Science
GS A&S Science - Epidemiology and Public Health
GS A&S Science - Experimental Pathology
GS A&S Science - Forestry and Environmental Studies
GS A&S Science - Genetics
GS A&S Science - Geology and Geophysics
GS A&S Science - Immunobiology
GS A&S Science - Investigative Medicine
GS A&S Science - Mathematics
GS A&S Science - Microbiology
GS A&S Science - Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
GS A&S Science - Molecular; Cellular and Developmental Biology
GS A&S Science - Neurobiology
GS A&S Science - Neuroscience
GS A&S Science - Pharmacology
GS A&S Science - Physics
GS A&S Social Science - African American Studies
GS A&S Social Science - African Studies
GS A&S Social Science - Anthropology
GS A&S Social Science - Archaeological Studies
GS A&S Social Science - East Asian Studies
GS A&S Social Science - Economics
GS A&S Social Science - European and Russian Studies
GS A&S Social Science - International and Development Economics
GS A&S Social Science - International Relations
GS A&S Social Science - Linguistics
GS A&S Social Science - Management
GS A&S Social Science - Political Science
GS A&S Social Science - Psychology
GS A&S Social Science - Sociology
GS A&S Social Science - Statistics

Current Professional School Discipline

School of Architecture All
Arc - M. Architecture I
Arc - M. Architecture II
Arc - M. Environmental Design
School of Art All
Art - Graphic Design
Art - Painting/Printmaking
Art - Photography
Art – Sculpture
School of Divinity All
Div - M. Divinity
Div - M.A. Religion
Div - S.T.M.
School of Drama All
Dra - M. Fine Arts
Dra - D. Fine Arts
School of Epidemiology and Public Health All
EPH - Biostatistics
EPH - Chronic Disease Epidemiology
EPH - Environmental Health Sciences
EPH - Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
EPH - Global Health
EPH - Health Management
EPH - Health Policy and Administration
EPH - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Yale School of the Environment
FES - M. Environmental Management
FES - M. Environmental Science
FES - M. Forest Science
FES - M. Forestry
FES - Ph.D
School of Law All
Law - M.S.L
Law - LL.M
Law - JD
Law - J.S.D
School of Management All
SOM (MBA) - Finance
SOM (MBA) - Leadership
SOM (MBA) - Marketing
SOM (MBA) - Nonprofit Management
SOM (MBA) - Operations Management
SOM (MBA) - Public Management
SOM (MBA) - Strategy
SOM (PhD) - Accounting
SOM (PhD) - Finance
SOM (PhD) – Marketing
School of Medicine All
YSM - M.D.
YSM - Ph.D
School of Music All
Mus - M. Music
Mus - M. Musical Arts
Mus - D. Musical Arts
School of Nursing All
Nur - M.S.N.
Nur - D.N.Sc.

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