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Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities

Exploring Science

Exploring Science is a monthly on a Tuesday at 7 pm discussion with Yale scientists exploring and debating neuroscience, quantum physics, astronomy, robotics, and more on Zoom.

Yale Flipped Science Fair

Please join us for an info session, where you will learn about the Yale Flipped Science Fair and begin to distill your research message to more effectively communicate with a broad audience.

Yale Education Tutoring Initiative (YETI)

The YETI Study Hall , a free academic resource, connects undergraduate tutors with New Haven youth through a tailored match-making process according to scheduling availability, academic subjects, and any other area of noted interests or need for expertise.

STEM Mentors at Yale

The STEM Mentors at Yale’s mission is to encourage local high school students to pursue careers related to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). To achieve this goal, the organization provides mentors for students and host a variety of public events throughout the school year. Mentors help students to explore a variety of career options and to navigate the transition between high school and college.

New Haven Science Fair

Judges are needed every year for the New Haven Science Fair.

Programmatic Opportunities

Undergraduate and Post Baccalaureate Students

Science, Technology and Research Scholars (STARS)
The Science, Technology and Research Scholars (STARS) Program, administered by the Yale College Dean’s Office, is designed to support women, minority, economically underprivileged, and other historically underrepresented students in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF)
Each summer the Yale SURF Program brings about 15 qualified undergraduates to Yale for eight weeks to explore what a Ph.D. could offer them.
BioMed Amgen Scholars Program

The Yale BioMed Amgen Scholars Program is a research-intensive summer training program in biomedical research for undergraduate students who plan to obtain a PhD or MD-PhD in the biomedical sciences.

Post-baccalaureate Research Education Programs (PREP)

Are you a recent college graduate who is highly motivated to pursue a research career? See if the Yale BBS PREP or ESI PREP post-baccalaureate program is right for you.

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

DC Career Trek
The DC Career Trek is a career trek for graduate students and postdocs at Yale to learn about science policy and communication jobs in and around the federal government.
SYNAPSES
The SYNAPSES Seminars at Yale Neuroscience: Advanced Postdoc Extramural Series) seminar series is co-sponsored by the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience and the Department of Neuroscience to bring outstanding postdoctoral researchers from across the globe to Yale to share the most recent results in rapidly developing areas of neuroscience.