Ph.D. students at Yale are normally fully 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.
In addition to your stipend, you may be eligible for financial support through fellowships and grants. See below for some options that are available to you.
Fellowships & Grants
- Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)
- The Yale GSAS offers graduate students other sources of funding.
- View all grants and fellowships in the GSAS database.
- Summer Funding Resources for PhD Students
- American Chemical Society Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants & Funding
- National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG)
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Program (NSF GRFP)
- Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation Award Program supports advanced research by postdoctoral scholars within the core areas of fundamental chemistry or the development and build of chemical instrumentation. Learn more. Letters of intent are typically due in September.
Scholarships
- ACS Catalyst Scholarship
The ACS Catalyst Scholarship is designed to help undergraduate students overcome financial barriers that can stand in the way of earning their degree. Recipients can receive $10,000 each year, in addition to mentorship and professional development opportunities to help make the most of their college journey.
Learn more at the ACS Catalyst Scholarship webpage. Apply by March 1. Contact: scholarships@acs.org.
- Mavroyannis Scholarship for graduate studies in Theoretical Physics or Physical Chemistry
The scholarship is open to Greek national and Greek heritage graduate students. The award is a one-time grant of USD 5,000. Learn more.
Awards
Colton Award, Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Yale (CCAY)
The CCAY requests project proposals to advance innovative translational research in autoimmune and allergic diseases, including but not limited to: discovery and development of therapeutics, diagnostics, and tolerogenic vaccines; investigations to elucidate biological mechanisms of complex immunological and allergic diseases; and development of platform technologies to facilitate such research. Learn more.
DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Awards
Applications are now open. Attend an info session or office hours to learn more. Eligibility requirements are such that applicants must be either US citizens or lawful permanent residents in PhD programs who have been admitted to candidacy by the application deadline of May 6.