Brief Description:

The Rice Urban Fellowship Fund supports Yale undergraduate students pursuing in-person internships and practicums of eight or more weeks duration providing hands-on experience in the area of urban studies related to meeting the challenges faced by urban environments. These fellowships were established through the generosity of Eve Hart Rice.

Topics can include:

Infrastructure
Transporation
Education
Use of Public Spaces
Urban Public Health
Urban Climate Challenges
Historic Preservation
Zoning
Affordable Housing

Applications for this fellowship will be accepted via the Summer Fellowships Common Application.

Description:

Infrastructure
Transporation
Education
Use of Public Spaces
Urban Public Health
Urban Climate Challenges
Historic Preservation
Zoning
Affordable Housing

Preference will be given to students with demonstrated interest in these urban issues, as evidenced by prior experience or coursework in one or more of these areas, and students whose placements will be in government or non-profit settings.

This fellowship is administered by the Yale College Office of Fellowships.

Minimum duration: 8 weeks. The opportunity must be 8 or more consecutive weeks. Projects of shorter duration will not be considered. The proposed project must be a full-time commitment and be the primary activity for the duration of the fellowship.

Guidance on planning a project can be found here.

Guidance on creating fellowship application materials can be found here.

Application Information:

Applications for this fellowship will be accepted via the Summer Fellowships Common Application.

Application materials will not be accepted via email or in person and late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.

The Summer Fellowships Common Application enables students to apply to multiple fellowships with the same proposal via one application portal, rather than several. You will only submit one set of application materials and request one letter of recommendation and one language evaluation (if required). This one set of materials will then be used as your application for each fellowship you indicate that you intend to apply to within the Common Application form.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Although the following are admirable activities, the fund is not intended to support community organizing or political or electoral activity, including campaign work and voter registration efforts.

Additionally, although research may be a part of a student's responsibilities within an internship or practicum, the fund is not meant to support independent or archival research projects.

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

The maximum grant to an individual student will be set at the amount Yale deems appropriate for the Summer Experience Award or its successor.

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 ISOS 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.

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. If you are an international student engaging in a completely unpaid summer opportunity AND you have been granted the fellowship, you may still need to use OPT to engage in this opportunity. Please schedule an appointment with the Office of International Students & Scholars for more details about your specific situation.

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

Links to Additional Information:

Fellowship Policies
Fellowship Programs
Yale University International Travel Policy
Summer Common Application
Project planning resources

Contact Information:

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

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Term of Award

Summer

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Africa
-- Algeria (Northern Africa)
-- Angola (Central Africa)
-- Benin (Western Africa)
-- Botswana (Southern Africa)
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-- Burundi (Eastern Africa)
-- Cameroon (Central Africa)
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-- Central African Republic (Central Africa)
-- Chad (Central Africa)
-- Comoros (Eastern Africa)
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-- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Central Africa)
-- Djibouti (Eastern Africa)
-- Egypt (Northern Africa)
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-- Ethiopia (Eastern Africa)
-- Gabon (Central Africa)
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-- 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)
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-- Mauritania (Western Africa)
-- Mauritius (Eastern Africa)
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-- 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)
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-- 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)
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)
-- 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)
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)

Citizenship Status

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

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

12/01/2023

Deadline Date (EST Time Zone) :

2/14/2024 1:00 PM

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