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.
- American Chemical Society Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants & Funding
- Diversity Supplements for NIH grants
- National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG)
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Program (NSF GRFP)
- NSF Diversity Postdoc Fellowships
- NSF INCLUDES National Network
- 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 due September 5, 2025.
Scholarships
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.