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PhD Stipend & Funding
PhD students at Yale are normally full-funded for a minimum of five years. During that time, our students receive a twelve-month stipend to cover living expenses and a fellowship that covers the full cost of tuition and student healthcare.
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External Fellowships & Awards
PhD students in the Graduate School receive stipends and tuition fellowships to support their studies. However, students can benefit from applying for and receiving external awards. Students who win external fellowships are also eligible for our Combined Award policy, which provides a stipend bonus.
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Gruber Science Fellowship at Yale
The Gruber Fellowship is the most prestigious award offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to incoming science students in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments and exceptional promise.
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Health Award
The Graduate School provides Yale Health Basic Coverage at no cost to all students (Master's and PhD) who are enrolled at least half-time in degree-seeking programs. In addition, all PhD students registered at least half-time receive a Health Fellowship Award that covers the cost of Yale Health Hospitalization/Specialty Care Coverage.
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Loans for Non-US Citizens
Loan processes for US Citizens, Permanent Residents, and International students vary. The Financial Aid office can help you navigate the various processes.
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Loans for US Citizens
Loan processes for US Citizens, Permanent Residents, and International students vary. The Financial Aid office can help you navigate the various processes.
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MacMillan Center Fellowships for Research and Study Abroad
https://ovef.macmillan.yale.edu/fellowships-0
The MacMillan Center administers a variety of fellowships that support research, language study, conference travel, and other academic activities related to international and area studies.
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MacMillan Center International Conference Travel Grants
https://bit.ly/3jf3htC
PhD students may apply for up to $800 to support conference travel to recognized professional domestic or international conferences and academic meetings as a presenter (session chair or discussant). To qualify, your presentation must be on an international topic. The grant will supplement any funds that you may receive from your home department or from the conference, if it provides travel subsidies. The grant is available to PhD students in programs in the Humanities and the Social Sciences, and to select PhD programs in the professional schools that have a humanities or a social sciences dimension.
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PhD Stipends
An overview of information relevant to the PhD stipend.
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PhD Student Summer Funding Resources
The Graduate School offers a number of summer funding awards to support academic activities related to PhD degree requirements. These include competitive research travel fellowships and tuition grants for enrollment in GSAS-sponsored language courses offered in Yale Summer Session.
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PhD Student Travel Health Fellowship
If you are a PhD student traveling for dissertation research, the Graduate School provides a Travel Health Fellowship to cover the cost of required immunizations and prescription drugs at Yale Health.