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 June 25 at 11:59 pm.
Fall 2026 positions coming in early May, 2026.
For GPE Host Offices
If you are interested in hosting a GPE Fellow for the fall semester, please complete the Job Description Form. The final submission deadline is May 5, 2026.
Your job description: The description you submit will be used to advertise your position to Ph.D. students. In order to maximize student interest, we encourage you to keep the fellowship descriptions relatively brief and student centric. Click here to view examples of job descriptions for previous positions.
STUDENT APPLICATION TIMELINE
Below is the approximate timeline for the Fall 2026 application cycle:
- May 5, 2026: Deadline for host offices to submit an application for fall 2026 GPE fellow(s)
- May 12, 2026: Jobs posted online for students to apply
- June 25, 2026: Student application deadline
- August 6, 2026: Deadline for mentors to indicate which fellow(s) to hire
- September 2, 2026: First possible start date (first day of fall semester)
Archive of past GPE Fellowship positions: