Brief Description:

The Parker Huang Postgraduate Fellowship helps to support a postgraduate year (10-12 months) of study, research, or work abroad. The Fellowships are awarded each year to students who plan to study or work in non-English-speaking countries.The awards are intended to support either advanced language study beyond the intermediate level (begun at Yale or elsewhere) or study/work/research (in the language of the host country) focusing on socio-cultural issues in the host country.

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Fellowships as part of the Yale College Postgraduate Fellowships. The Yale College Postgraduate (YCPG) Fellowships are a collection of fellowships that support a range of activities that may range in duration. These fellowships share a common application form.

**The Yale College Postgraduate Fellowships Common Application will open on Monday October 21, 2024)**

Description:

The Parker Huang Postgraduate Fellowship helps to support a year of study, research, or work abroad. These fellowships are made possible by a generous gift from an alumnus honoring Parker Po-fei Huang, a distinguished teacher of Chinese at Yale who retired in 1985. The Parker Huang Fellowships are "being given not because of American successes abroad, but because of our failures and because the international failures of the most powerful country on earth are costly for those who are most powerless."

The Fellowships are awarded each year to students who plan to study or work in non-English-speaking countries. First preference is given to proposals for projects in China; thereafter, elsewhere in Asia, Africa or other regions (such as Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Russia, Latin America, or the Middle East). The awards are intended to support either advanced language study beyond the intermediate level (begun at Yale or elsewhere) or study/work/research (in the language of the host country) focusing on socio-cultural issues in the host country. Proposals may include either university study, independent projects, or an unpaid/low-paying work experience.

Criteria for selection include the validity and feasibility of the proposed project or program of study and the candidate's seriousness of purpose and academic and other preparation, especially proficiency in the language of the host country sufficient to undertake the proposed project or study.

In countries where English is one of the official languages or main languages spoken, the candidate must have an intermediate level of knowledge of one of the country's non-English languages at the time of application.

Application Information:

The deadline for the Robert C. Bates Postgraduate Fellowship via the Yale College Postgraduate Fellowships Common Application is Wednesday January 29, 2025 at 1:00PM

Applications received late or submitted via e-mail or in person will NOT be accepted. It is the responsibility of each applicant to ensure that all elements of their application, including reference letters are submitted by the deadline.

Applications for this fellowship are managed through a single common application. To learn more and start an application, search Yale Student Grants for the Yale College Postgraduate Fellowships Common Application page and click "Apply." Your single application will be considered for this and other fellowships you are eligible for and that may overlap with your proposal under the umbrella of the Yale College Postgraduate Fellowships (e.g. Cohen, Gordon Grand, Howland, Parker Huang, and Glee).

A complete Parker Huang application includes:

1. Online Application
2. Two Letters of reference
3. Language Evaluation
4. Letter of Affiliation (optional)
5. Project Proposal / Program of Study
6. Resume / List of Activities or Awards
7. Transcripts

Interested applicants should attend an upcoming information session offered by the Office of Fellowships and may schedule an appointment with Dr. Mya Fisher, the advisor for the Yale College Postgraduate Fellowships. Make sure to review the fellowship descriptions and watch the recorded information session or attend and upcoming one prior to meeting with Dr. Fisher. Advising appointments are not intended to be 1-on-1 information sessions. Click here to view a calendar of upcoming information sessions and events. Meeting with Dr. Fisher is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must be graduating seniors from Yale College who are U.S. citizens. Non-U.S. citizens are not eligible to apply for this fellowship.

Any field or discipline is eligible.

The fellowship activity must take place internationally. Priority given to activities in China, Asia, Africa and non-Western, non-English speaking countries.

There is only one application cycle each academic year. Students graduating in December may apply for the YCPG Fellowships in the spring semester following their graduation. For example, a December 2025 graduate will apply in spring 2026. However, the earliest a December graduate would be able to begin a fellowship is May 2026.

Internships/Apprenticeships must be independently sought. This fellowship does not support internships or activities that have a participation fee or program fee.

Restrictions to Use of Award:

To satisfy the minimum duration requirements of the fellowship, the applicant's project must be his or her primary activity, conducted without interruption, for the duration of the experience.

Additionally, a recipient of any Yale College Postgraduate Fellowship CANNOT undertake any other activities while a fellow. Such activities include but are not limited to part-/full-time work, internship, research, formal educational study, etc.

This fellowship may not be combined with any other fellowship award, internal or external to Yale. If you are awarded a Yale College Postgraduate Fellowship, you cannot accept any other fellowships or awards that overlap the duration of the YC Postgraduate Fellowship. If awarded multiple fellowships, you will be expected to decide on one of the options.

This fellowship award cannot be deferred.

All fellowship activity must BEGIN before September 1st of the award year.

All interested applicants considering overseas projects must review the Yale University International Travel Policy. Projects in specific countries within approved regions may not be eligible for funding based on current State Department Warnings and the Yale University International Travel Policy.

Yale University policy requires that certain types of research projects involving human subjects be reviewed by an institutional review board (IRB) prior to the start of the study to ensure that the project meets University requirements and any applicable regulations. Click here to see if your project needs to be reviewed, for advice on working with human subjects, and for more information about the process and requirements.

Links to Additional Information:

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Mya Fisher at mya.fisher@yale.edu

Search Filters:

Current Year of Study

Senior

Term of Award

Academic Year
Summer + Academic Year

Grant or Fellowship Purpose

Study Abroad
Language Study
Internship/Work
Project
Community or Public Service
Tuition Support
Research

Global Region or Country

Africa
-- Algeria (Northern Africa)
-- Angola (Central Africa)
-- Benin (Western Africa)
-- Botswana (Southern Africa)
-- Burkina Faso (Western Africa)
-- Burundi (Eastern Africa)
-- Cameroon (Central Africa)
-- Cape Verde (Western Africa)
-- Central African Republic (Central Africa)
-- Chad (Central Africa)
-- Comoros (Eastern Africa)
-- Congo (Central Africa)
-- Cote d-Ivoire (Western Africa)
-- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Central Africa)
-- Djibouti (Eastern Africa)
-- Egypt (Northern Africa)
-- Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)
-- Eritrea (Eastern Africa)
-- Ethiopia (Eastern Africa)
-- Gabon (Central Africa)
-- Gambia (Western Africa)
-- Ghana (Western Africa)
-- Guinea (Western Africa)
-- Guinea-Bissau (Western Africa)
-- Kenya (Eastern Africa)
-- Lesotho (Southern Africa)
-- Liberia (Western Africa)
-- Libya (Northern Africa)
-- Madagascar (Eastern Africa)
-- Malawi (Eastern Africa)
-- Mali (Western Africa)
-- Mauritania (Western Africa)
-- Mauritius (Eastern Africa)
-- Mayotte (Eastern Africa)
-- Morocco (Northern Africa)
-- Mozambique (Eastern Africa)
-- Namibia (Southern Africa)
-- Niger (Western Africa)
-- Nigeria (Western Africa)
-- Reunion (Eastern Africa)
-- Rwanda (Eastern Africa)
-- Saint Helena (Western Africa)
-- Sao Tome and Principe (Central Africa)
-- Senegal (Western Africa)
-- Seychelles (Eastern Africa)
-- Sierra Leone (Western Africa)
-- Somalia (Eastern Africa)
-- South Africa (Southern Africa)
-- Sudan (Northern Africa)
-- Swaziland (Southern Africa)
-- Tanzania (Eastern Africa)
-- Togo (Western Africa)
-- Tunisia (Northern Africa)
-- Uganda (Eastern Africa)
-- Western Sahara (Northern Africa)
-- Zambia (Eastern Africa)
-- Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)
Asia
-- Armenia (Central Asia)
-- Azerbaijan (Central Asia)
-- Bangladesh (South Asia)
-- Bhutan (South Asia)
-- British Indian Ocean Territory (South Asia)
-- Brunei Darussalam (Southeast Asia)
-- Burma (Southeast Asia)
-- Cambodia (Southeast Asia)
-- China (East Asia)
-- Christmas Island (Southeast Asia)
-- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Southeast Asia)
-- Georgia (Central Asia)
-- Hong Kong (East Asia)
-- India (South Asia)
-- Indonesia (Southeast Asia)
-- Japan (East Asia)
-- Kazakhstan (Central Asia)
-- Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia)
-- Laos (Southeast Asia)
-- Macau (East Asia)
-- Malaysia (Southeast Asia)
-- Maldives (South Asia)
-- Mongolia (East Asia)
-- Myanmar (Southeast Asia)
-- Nepal (South Asia)
-- Pakistan (South Asia)
-- Philippines (Southeast Asia)
-- Singapore (Southeast Asia)
-- South Korea (East Asia)
-- Sri Lanka (South Asia)
-- Taiwan (East Asia)
-- Tajikistan (Central Asia)
-- Thailand (Southeast Asia)
-- Tibet (East Asia)
-- Timor-Leste (Southeast Asia)
-- Turkmenistan (Central Asia)
-- Uzbekistan (Central Asia)
-- Vietnam (Southeast Asia)
Latin America and Caribbean
-- Anguilla (Caribbean)
-- Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean)
-- Argentina (South America)
-- Aruba (Caribbean)
-- Bahamas (Caribbean)
-- Barbados (Caribbean)
-- Belize (Central America)
-- Bermuda (Caribbean)
-- Bolivia (South America)
-- Brazil (South America)
-- British Virgin Islands (Caribbean)
-- Cayman Islands (Caribbean)
-- Chile (South America)
-- Colombia (South America)
-- Costa Rica (Central America)
-- Cuba (Caribbean)
-- Dominica (Caribbean)
-- Dominican Republic (Caribbean)
-- Ecuador (South America)
-- El Salvador (Central America)
-- Falkland Islands (South America)
-- French Guiana (South America)
-- Grenada (Caribbean)
-- Guadeloupe (Caribbean)
-- Guatemala (Central America)
-- Guyana (South America)
-- Haiti (Caribbean)
-- Honduras (Central America)
-- Jamaica (Caribbean)
-- Martinique (Caribbean)
-- Mexico (Mexico)
-- Montserrat (Caribbean)
-- Netherlands Antilles (Caribbean)
-- Nicaragua (Central America)
-- Panama (Central America)
-- Paraguay (South America)
-- Peru (South America)
-- Puerto Rico (Caribbean)
-- Saint Barthelemy (Caribbean)
-- Saint Kitts and Nevis (Caribbean)
-- Saint Lucia (Caribbean)
-- Saint Martin (Caribbean)
-- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Caribbean)
-- Suriname (South America)
-- Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean)
-- Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean)
-- U.S. Virgin Islands (Caribbean)
-- Uruguay (South America)
-- Venezuela (South America)
Middle East & Persian Gulf
-- Afghanistan (Middle East)
-- Bahrain (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Ghaza Strip (Middle East)
-- Iraq (Middle East)
-- Israel (Middle East)
-- Jordan (Middle East)
-- Kuwait (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Lebanon (Middle East)
-- Oman (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Palestine (Middle East)
-- Qatar (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Saudi Arabia (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Syria (Middle East)
-- Turkey (Middle East)
-- United Arab Emirates (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- West Bank (Middle East)
-- Yemen (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)

Citizenship Status

U.S. citizens are eligible

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

10/21/2024

Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):

1/29/2025 1:00 PM

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