Fund Details
Stacey L. Sanders Memorial Fellowship
Competition Type
Yale

Brief Description:

Note: Application to this fellowship competition will be via the Summer Common Application

The Stacey L. Sanders Memorial Fellowship is open to Yale College first years and sophomores who receive financial aid to support a project outside of the USA during the summer.


Description:

Note: Application to this fellowship competition will be via the Summer Common Application

This fellowship is open to Yale College first years and sophomores, who receive financial aid, to support a project outside of the USA during the summer. Students may pursue creative, life changing experiences abroad, which may include: public service projects and non-profit work, and research, projects or organization-based experiences that promote intercultural or inter-community understanding. Students are encouraged to have an affiliation with an organization or NGO but they do not need to be undertaking a formal internship. Applications relating to Global Health projects will not be considered eligible for this fellowship. (Students carrying out Global Health-related projects are advised to refer to the Student Grants Database to explore the other options available to them).


Minimum duration: 8 weeks. Projects of shorter duration will not be considered.


Application Information:

The Stacey L. Sanders Memorial Fellowship is one of the Yale College Summer Fellowships and all applicants must apply using the Summer Fellowships Common Application.

All materials must be submitted online prior to the deadline. Applications received late or submitted via e-mail or in person will NOT be accepted.



Special Eligibility Requirements:

Special Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be receiving financial aid from Yale.
This fellowship is not intended to support internships which have a participation fee or a program fee.

Interested applicants may schedule an appointment with a Fellowship Adviser; however, meeting with an adviser is not mandatory.



Restrictions to Use of Award:

To satisfy the minimum duration requirements of the fellowship to which you are applying, your project must your sole activity, conducted without interruption, for the duration of the experience.

Please note that fellowship funds are meant to cover the costs of the proposed activity only. Budgets should not include compensation for lost income or funding towards the Student Income Contribution.

All interested applicants must review the Yale University International Travel Policy. Projects in specific countries within approved regions may not be eligible for funding based on current UnitedHealthcareGlobal threat ratings, 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.

Students applying to fellowships to support activities in or near their home towns may not be eligible to receive funding for certain budget items (e.g. housing). Please ask a fellowships adviser for more information.

International student applicants should inform the Office of International Students and Scholars of their plans to ensure they will be in compliance with the terms of their visa.

For other funding possibilities, please consider the International Summer Award and these other resources.


Links to Additional Information:

  1. Fellowship Policies
  2. Fellowship Programs
  3. Yale University International Travel Policy



Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Jill Carrera at jill.carrera@yale.edu

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            Begin Accepting Applications Date:
            12/01/2023
            Deadline Date (EST Time Zone) :
            2/14/2024 1:00 PM