Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS)
The STARS Program at Yale, started in 1995 to address the lack of diversity in STEM and administered by the Yale College Dean’s Office, aims to support women, racial/ethnic minority, low-income, and other historically underrepresented students in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Through tailored seminars and professional development as well as support from mentors and faculty, students receive the resources they need to pursue a research career in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, and related majors, such as Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science.
Facebook page: facebook.com/YaleSTARS
for First-Years
Participate in a year-long series of seminars and professional development opportunities, and receive mentorship from an upper-class undergraduate in STEM.
Information Session: Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 2:00-3:30pm.
Regular application deadline: Monday, September 9, 2019, 11:30pm.
for Rising Sophomores and Juniors
Work full time in a Yale research lab for nine weeks and attend a course on scientific writing. The program culminates in a symposium presentation to STARS peers, mentors, and invited guests and the submission of a research paper.
Application deadline: Monday, January 27, 2020 at 11:30pm.
For Rising Juniors
Receive financial support to support up to 10 hours per week of lab research during junior and senior year. STARS II participants also receive support to pursue 10 weeks of full-time research the summer after their junior year, and conduct formal presentations of their research in their junior and senior year spring semesters.
Application deadline: Wednesday September 26, 2019 at 11:30pm.
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
for Sophomores
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program is a program designed to increase the number of minority students and students committed to eliminate racial disparities pursuing PhDs and careers in academics in the Arts and Sciences. Students benefit from the opportunity to work on paid research projects during the academic year and full-time research during the summers after sophomore and junior years.
Eligible fields of study include:
- Anthropology and Archaeology
- Area/Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Studies
- Art History
- Classics
- Geography and Population Studies
- English
- Film, Cinema and Media Studies (theoretical focus)
- Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Music Theory
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- History
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Performance Studies (theoretical focus)
- Philosophy and Political Theory
- Religion and Theology
- Sociology
- Theater (theoretical focus)
Information Sessions TBA
Application deadline: TBA
The Edward A. Bouchet Undergraduate Fellowship Program
for Sophomores
The Edward A. Bouchet Undergraduate Fellowship Program, named after Yale’s first African-American graduate and the first African-American to earn a PhD in the U.S., aims to increase the number of minority students and students committed to eliminate racial disparities pursuing PhDs and careers in academia. Students benefit from the opportunity to work on paid research projects during the academic year and full-time research during the summers after sophomore and junior years.
All fields of study are supported by the Bouchet Fellowship, and nationality or citizenship status does not determine eligibility.
Information Sessions TBA
Application deadline: TBA