Brief Description:

The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale invites applications for Summer 2025 fellowships for language study. All foreign languages are eligible for funding except for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Students interested in studying Chinese, Japanese, or Korean should apply to the Richard U. Light Fellowship Program.

Description:

The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale invites applications for Summer 2024 fellowships for language study. All foreign languages are eligible for funding except for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Students interested in studying Chinese, Japanese, or Korean should apply to the Richard U. Light Fellowship Program.

Applicants interested in studying a European language who are eligible for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) should apply to both, the Council on European Studies’ FLAS competition and the MacMillan Center's Summer Fellowship for Language study. The MacMillan Center will consider applications from FLAS eligible students only if they have submitted an application to the FLAS competition. Students may not hold a FLAS fellowship concurrently with a MacMillan Center language fellowship.

Applicants interested in studying a European language who are not eligible for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) can apply directly to the MacMillan Center Summer Fellowships for Language Study.

Summer language fellowships are available to any undergraduate, graduate and professional school student whose academic program requires the study of a foreign language or whose research plans require the study of a foreign language. In the application, students are expected to demonstrate a bona fide academic need to study the language they have proposed and show a clear relationship to the applicant’s overall course of study. Only current students who will be continuing their studies at Yale in AY 2025-2026 may apply.

The summer language fellowship provides up to $5,000 toward tuition and fees and up to $3,500 stipend for living expenses (food, housing, visa fees, and airfare). Yale students may apply the award to recognized intensive programs at other universities within or outside the U.S., as well as to Yale summer intensive language programs and other programs overseas. The MacMillan Center is accepting applications for in-person and virtual programs. No stipend portion of the grant will be awarded for online courses.

Funding is limited and competitive, and priority will be given to students applying for intermediate and advanced level language study, but beginning level study will be considered from graduate level students who have a research need for the language. Applicants interested in studying Less Commonly Taught Languages will also be given priority.

Language courses for reading knowledge and online courses are not eligible for funding.

Summer awards must be used for a formal, intensive language course that provides the equivalent of an academic year’s training; at least 140 credits or 140 contact 60-minute hours for beginning and intermediate courses, or 120 credits or 120 contact 60-minute hours for advanced courses. All courses MUST last a minimum of six weeks.

Students who intend to use summer language awards at Yale must apply for admission separately through Yale Summer Session. It is strongly recommended that all candidates apply for financial aid from the summer language program they plan to attend. Those deadlines do not necessarily coincide with the MacMillan Center fellowship schedule.

A written report of the fellowship experience, along with an expense report including all relevant receipts, must be submitted upon the completion of the fellowship.

Application Information:

Application materials:

1. Personal Statement explaining the relationship between language and area study to your degree program and career plans (not to exceed two double-spaced pages)

2. CV/Resume showing activities and awards;

3. one Letter of Reference from a faculty member;

4. an unofficial copy of your most recent Transcript, including courses in which you are currently enrolled;

5. Language Self Evaluation - the verification of current level of language to be studied. There are two ways depending on the classes you are currently taking:
5.1. If you are taking language courses at Yale you will need to request a language evaluation from your language instructor to complete the application.
5.2. If you are not currently enrolled in any language classes, you have to provide a brief description of your language training or exposure. Explain previous experience (duration, course name) and if possible provide a transcript.

6. Supplemental Materials: a copy of a brochure or other material in English from the proposed program’s institution that details the cost (tuition), total number of contact hours, dates and nature of your chosen program of study. Please include the program’s URL. A copy of your program enrollment application clearly indicating dates of attendance and total cost broken down between tuition\fees and other\room & board
expenses.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to see that the complete application, including letters of recommendation and transcripts, reaches us by the deadline.

Notifications of awards will be made by late April.

Restrictions to Use of Award:

All courses MUST last a minimum of six weeks.

Students are eligible to receive one Summer Fellowship for Language Study during their studies at Yale.

No stipend portion of the grant will be awarded for online courses.

Links to Additional Information:

MacMillan Fellowship Office hosts Zoom Info Sessions on academic year and summer funding opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students throughout the academic year. You can find dates and times on our website.

Frequently Asked Questions

MacMillan Center Travel Policies and Resources

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Anja Koirala at anja.koirala@yale.edu

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PhD Pre-Candidacy
PhD Post-Candidacy

Term of Award

Summer

Grant or Fellowship Purpose

Language Study

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)
-- North Korea (East 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)
Europe
-- Aland Islands (Northern Europe)
-- Albania (Balkans)
-- Andorra (Southern Europe)
-- Austria (Central Europe)
-- Belarus (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Belgium (Western Europe)
-- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Balkans)
-- Bulgaria (Balkans)
-- Croatia (Balkans)
-- Cyprus (Southern Europe)
-- Czech Republic (Central Europe)
-- Denmark (Northern Europe)
-- Estonia (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Faroe Islands (Northern Europe)
-- Finland (Northern Europe)
-- France (Western Europe)
-- Germany (Central Europe)
-- Gibraltar (Southern Europe)
-- Greece (Balkans)
-- Hungary (Central Europe)
-- Iceland (Northern Europe)
-- Ireland (Western Europe)
-- Italy (Southern Europe)
-- Jersey (Northern Europe)
-- Kosovo (Balkans)
-- Latvia (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Liechtenstein (Central Europe)
-- Lithuania (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Luxembourg (Northern Europe)
-- Macedonia (Balkans)
-- Malta (Southern Europe)
-- Moldova (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Monaco (Northern Europe)
-- Montenegro (Balkans)
-- Netherlands (Northern Europe)
-- Norway (Northern Europe)
-- Poland (Central Europe)
-- Portugal (Southern Europe)
-- Romania (Balkans)
-- Russian Federation (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- San Marino (Southern Europe)
-- Serbia and Montenegro (Balkans)
-- Slovakia (Central Europe)
-- Slovenia (Balkans)
-- Spain (Southern Europe)
-- Sweden (Northern Europe)
-- Switzerland (Central Europe)
-- Ukraine (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- United Kingdom (Western Europe)
-- Vatican City (Southern Europe)
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)
-- Iran (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)
North America
-- Canada (North America)
-- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (North America)
-- United States (North America)
-- United States Minor Outlying Islands (North America)
Oceania
-- American Samoa (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Australia (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Cook Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Fiji (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- French Polynesia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Guam (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Kiribati (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Marshall Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Micronesia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Nauru (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- New Caledonia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- New Zealand (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Niue (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Norfolk Island (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Northern Mariana Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Palau (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Papua New Guinea (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Pitcairn (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Samoa (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Solomon Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tokelau (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tonga (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tuvalu (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Vanuatu (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Wallis and Futuna Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)

Current FAS Graduate School Discipline

GS A&S Humanities - Comparative Literature
GS A&S Humanities - East Asian Languages and Literatures
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 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 - 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

Current Professional School Discipline

EPH - Environmental Health Sciences
EPH - Global Health
FES - M. Environmental Management
FES - M. Environmental Science
FES - M. Forest Science
FES - Ph.D
Jackson School (MPP)
Law - JD
Law - J.S.D

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

10/01/2024

Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):

2/28/2025 1:00 PM

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