One-Year Research Fellowships

To apply, students should complete and submit their application for a Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowship to the OSR via Medtrics by April 6, 2026, at 8am. 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 House. 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 6, 2026, at 8 am. Applications must be submitted via Medtrics and include all required components. Applications received after the deadline, or have missing components, will not be considered.

Students awarded a fully funded Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowship will be required to fulfill the following requirements. Failure to do so may put funding at risk:

• Participate in the (i.e. ~40 hours per week) fellowship from July 1^st – June 30^th of the academic year in which they are enrolled.
• Attend the in-person orientation meeting on July 1, 2026, from 9:30-10:30am.
• Deliver a ten-minute presentation of their research in person at Research in Progress (RIP) seminars in both the fall and spring.
• Attend all in-person RIP seminars in the fall and spring. Only one absence per semester is permitted, and any absence must be communicated to the OSR in advance.
• Participate in monthly longitudinal 5^th year/MD-MHS “Joint One-Year Undergraduate Research Experience @ YSM” (JOURNEYS) workshops from September 2026 through June 2027. These workshops take place in person on the second Monday of each month at 10am.
• Present a research poster in person at Student Research Day on May 3, 2027. This is a mandatory requirement.

Yale medical students who wish to concurrently participate in the Yale Sponsored One-Year Fellowship and the joint MD-MHS degree program should review requirements, application deadline, and 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.