GSAS Professional Experience (GPE) Fellowship

The GSAS Professional Experience (GPE) Fellowship is designed to expand opportunities for PhD students to strengthen their professional skills and broaden career exposure by working with experienced administrators outside of their academic programs. Host offices across Yale take advantage of the diverse array of skills that PhD students offer to advance their programming and projects.

Why Do a GPE Fellowship?

The fellowship experience advances your professional development and career awareness, whether you are pursuing a career inside or outside of the academy. You will gain exposure to academic administration, as well as many professional roles typical of organizations outside of academia. You will work closely with a host mentor as you develop skills in strategic planning, research, project management, program design, communications, and data analysis. 

Fellowship Terms

  • Eligibility: Fellows must be currently registered Yale doctoral students in years 2-6 of their studies during the fellowship. 7th-year students with COVID-related funding extensions from GSAS are eligible to apply.
  • Term: Fellows work at a Yale host organization under the guidance of the host mentor for 5-7 hours per week over the course of 13-15 weeks during the semester.
  • Stipend: Fellows receive $1500. International students should consult with their OISS advisor to confirm eligibility.
  • Please note: The GPE Fellowship does not count towards the fulfillment of your teaching requirement.  For more information on teaching requirements, please refer to information about the Teaching Fellow Program.
  • For students on visas: Please consult first with OISS regarding eligibility.

To apply for a GPE Fellow position: Submit an updated resume and cover letter to gsasprofessionaldevelopment@yale.edu with the subject header “[Name of Fellow position]” by December 8 at 11:59 pm.  

Below are the openings for Spring 2026. Students may apply for up to 3 positions per semester.

  • Yale Office of Public Affairs and Communications (OPAC) Professional Development Fellow in Media Relations and Storytelling [PDF]
  • Yale Program to Advance Training in Health and Sciences (PATHS) Professional Development and Belonging Fellow [PDF]
  • Office of New Haven Affairs/Yale Pathways Program Community Outreach and Education Fellow [PDF]
  • Yale Ciencia Initiative/Seeds of Success Program Principal Investigator [PDF]
  • Office of Career Strategy Economic Policy Outreach and Education Fellow [PDF]
  • Yale Athletics Business Office Fellow [PDF]
  • Beinecke Library Alumni Engagement Fellow [PDF]
  • Yale Center for British Art Archives Fellow [PDF]
  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences Film Programming Fellow [PDF]

 

Archive of past GPE Fellowship positions: 
Fall 2025