One-Year Fellowships

To apply, students should follow the instructions found here, and complete and submit their application for a Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowship to the OSR via Medtrics. Students must upload a completed Faculty Mentor Signature Page with their application. You can download the Faculty Mentor Signature Page here.

Please note: Applications for external funding may require a letter of recommendation from the student’s Head of Advisory College. Applications for external funding are prepared and reviewed by the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) pre-award team that supports the student’s mentor’s department. A minimum of 7 business days is required for the OSP to conduct an adequate review. Students are encouraged to work with their mentor and the pre-award team to finalize the application well before the submission deadline. Applications for internal funding through the OSR are managed by the OSR and do not require preparation or review by the OSP.

The application deadline for the Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowship application is April 7, 2025, at 8 am. Applications must be submitted via Medtrics and include all required components. Applications received after the deadline, or that have missing components, will not be considered.

Students awarded a fully funded Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowship will be required to participate in the following activities:

• Participate in the fellowship from July 1^st – June 30^th of the academic year in which they are enrolled.
• Attend an in-person orientation meeting on July 1, 2025, from 9:30-10:30am. Faculty mentors are strongly encouraged to attend this orientation meeting.
• Deliver a ten-minute presentation of your research at one fall, and one spring, in-person Research in Progress seminar.
• Attend 3-4 in-person Research in Progress seminars held in the fall and 3-4 in-person Research in Progress seminars held in the spring.
• Attend monthly in-person joint one-year undergraduate research experience @ YSM (JOURNEYS) didactic sessions focused on research skills development.
• Attend YSM’s annual Student Research Day (tentatively scheduled for May 5, 2026).

Yale medical students who are awarded a fully funded Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowship and plan to apply to the joint MD-MHS degree program should review the requirements, note the dates of the required, in-person coursework, and plan accordingly. Only medical students who are awarded a Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowship are eligible to apply to the joint MD-MHS degree program.

The Office of Student Research has funds to support a limited number of students through Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowships.