Research Fellowships for Graduate Students

Funding: $5,000 per month of residency (research visits of 1-4 months). Who can apply: Must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program (PhD, MFA, MA, MPhil, MBA, etc.) at Yale or any other university worldwide, with a fully conceptualized project related to the degree program; not restricted to Yale students; not undergraduate-only. Length: 1 to 4 months, to be taken within the window June/July 2027-May/June 2028. Full access to Beinecke's rare book, manuscript, and archival collections; full-time residential fellowship, majority of time expected in the reading room; specific visit dates finalized by April 2027 (first-choice dates not guaranteed due to limited reading room seating); no deferrals allowed. Field: Humanities. Deadline: September 15, 2026 (for fellowships taken between July 1, 2027 and June 30, 2028).