Study AbroadYale Summer Session

Office of Career StrategyFellowship Programs

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What does the Center for International and Professional Experience (CIPE) do?

• Guides students to clarify goals and academic plans• Provides information about opportunities in the US & abroad• Designs and manages study and work experiences for Yale students• Offers resources to help students as they explore career options• Supports students as they build on experiences in purposeful ways

Career Planning & Exploration

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Hedy Gutfreund (Berkeley ‘18), Timur Guler (Calhoun ‘18), and Joseph Battles (Calhoun ‘18) in Louisville, KY

Exploring Your Options

We assist you in making informed decisions about your future, and with setting and realizing your goals.

• Workshops, information sessions, employer presentations, career events and external career resources

• Advising appointments and drop-in hours • Resume & cover letter review• Job & internship database• On-Campus Recruiting• Assistance with domestic & international internships

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Opportunities & Programs

• Post-graduate Opportunities– One-on-one appointments

• Summer Internships– Top 2017 internship industries: law, finance, healthcare/pharma, education, government,

think tanks– Funding opportunities

• Design Your Career @ Yale– “What will you do after you graduate? Which career paths make sense for you? If these

questions are swirling in your mind, and you are unsure how to approach them, Designing Your Career @ Yale is for you.”

– Students learn how to apply design thinking concepts, originally developed at Stanford's Design School, to explore career paths and take proactive steps to test career interests.

• Domestic Internship Programs– Multiple programs include Bulldogs Across America, journalism fellowships, Women in

Government Fellowship, Yale Alumni Community Service Fellowship

• Employer Events– Networking Nights and career panels

Office of Career Strategy

Sample 2018 Summer Internships• International

– Infectious Disease Institute (Kampala, Uganda)– European Commission (Brussels, Belgium)– Laboratorio de la Ciudad (Mexico City, Mexico)– Abacus Capital (Singapore)– OurCrowd (Jerusalem, Israel)

• Domestic– New Orleans Public Defenders (New Orleans, LA)– Louisville Metro Government (Louisville, KY)– Wright Water Engineers (Denver, CO)– Facebook (San Francisco, CA)– St. Louis Cardinals (St. Louis, MI)– Goldman Sachs (New York City, NY))

• Journalism Fellowships (Paul Block and Buckley)

– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)– Toledo Blade (Toledo, PA)

• Common Good & Creative Careers Fellowships

– Randall’s Island Park Alliance (New York City, Yale Alumni Community Service Fellowship)

– Environmental Defense Fund (Yawkey Community Service Fellowship)

– Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro's Office in DC (Women in Government Fellowship)

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• Students using ISA funding:– UNAIDS Kenya (Nairobi, Kenya)– Syria Direct (Amman, Jordan)– Laboratorio de la Ciudad (Mexico City, Mexico)– Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (Greifswald,

Germany)– Richmond Park Parliamentary Office (London,

England)

• Students using DSA funding:– New Haven Land Trust (New Haven, CT)– Center for Infectious Disease Research (Seattle, WA)– The San Diego Air & Space Museum (San Diego, CA)– Climate Leadership Council (Washington, D.C.)– Arts Apprenticeship with Bojana Coklyat (Jersey City,

NJ)

Summer Paths

Office of Career Strategy

Summer 2018 Experiences Percentage of ActivitiesInternship 42.5%

Summer Job (e.g. camp counselor) 13.6%

Academic Study (other than language) 11.0%

Laboratory Research 9.6%

Language Study 8.4%

Other (military or athletic training, etc.) 5.9%

Field Research 2.7%

Volunteer Work 3.1%

Library Research 1.6%

Performance (theater, music, dance, etc.) 1.5%

Study Abroad Opportunities

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Gabrielle Scarpa (Jonathan Edwards ‘18) in Córdoba, Spain

Why Study Abroad?• Earn credit towards graduation• Use financial aid/scholarships• Enhance foreign language and/or

intercultural communication skills

• Gain new cultural insights• Foster intellectual growth• Strengthen candidacy for

internships, fellowships, & beyond

Who Studies Abroad?

46% of the Class of 2018 studied abroad during their

time at Yale

Yale Study Abroad Programs

Yale Summer Session Abroad• Summer programs led by

Yale faculty • Sessions range from 4-8

weeks • Course offerings include

both intensive language study and content courses taught in English

• Yale credit (1-4 credits)

Yale in London• Administered by Yale Center

for British Art• Spring term and 2 six-week

summer sessions • Yale credit (2 credits for

summer, 4 credits for Spring)

Additional Study Abroad Opportunities: Credit for Non-Yale Programs

• Students can choose from 200+ designated programs in 50+ countries to study for a summer, semester, or full year

• Apply for Yale transfer credit– Summer: 2 credits– Semester: 4 credits– Year: 9 credits

Funding Study AbroadFinancial Aid • Students on a semester or year abroad

don't pay Yale tuition; just program costs• Yale financial aid will be applied to their

study abroad program

International Summer Award (ISA)• Stipend for one approved international

summer experience for students receiving Yale financial aid during the academic year

Yale Fellowships• Competitive, merit-based funding

opportunities

Outside Scholarships• Merit and need-based scholarships

Meet with a Study Abroad Adviser• Friday drop-in hours:

– 2-4pm at CIPE when classes are in session

– 15-minute meetings– First-come, first-served

basis

• Online appointment system– Advising by region– All advisers can answer

general questions

Visit studyabroad.yale.edu

• Search programs• Connect with Yalies who have already studied abroad • Read about student experiences• Review eligibility requirements and deadlines• Check the calendar of events• Learn about credit transfer• More!

Study Abroad

Yale credit in 5 weeks

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YSS in New Haven or Online

• More than 100 courses in New Haven– Humanities– Social sciences– STEM– The arts

• More than 20 online courses• All courses for Yale College credit• Two 5-week sessions on campus• Learn more at summer.yale.edu

Summer Session

Why take a course with YSS?• Focus all of your attention on a challenging course• Smaller classes means more contact with faculty (on campus or online)• Try out a new subject that you can’t fit in during the fall or spring• Tuition assistance is available to Yale students who receive financial aid during the

academic year

Summer Session

"Campus is so much morepeaceful in the summer,which makes it easier tofocus on your coursematerial."

- Titilayo

Yale Summer Online

• Highly interactive online seminars, with live discussion sections

• Taught by Yale Faculty• Small class sizes• Many courses offer QR and SC

designations• Variety of disciplines offered

from humanities to social sciences to STEM

• Evening courses available

Summer Session

Funding Opportunities

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Lauren LaMonica (Jonathan Edwards ’18) in Salvador, Brazil

Fellowships = funding given by donors for specific activities

• Many competitions for funding to support summer activities: – first-years– sophomores– juniors

• Many competitions for funding to support postgraduate opportunities:– graduating seniors

• Yale internal and external awards

Fellowship Programs

How does it work?

Fellowship Programs

The student proposes an activity they want to do over the summer in the USA or abroad, such as….

• Unpaid/low-paid internship• Research (humanities/social sciences/STEM)• Language study abroad• Public interest/community service project

Find, and apply to, a fellowship which supports that kind of thing at:

http://studentgrants.yale.edu/

How do we help?

• Workshops on planning an activity• Workshops on creating application materials• Information sessions on available funding options• One-to-one advising• Drop-in hours: 2pm – 4pm on Fridays

Allen Wang (Branford ‘17) in Copenhagen, Denmark

Fellowship Programs

Examples• Yale College Fellowships• National competitions including Fulbright, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes• Richard U. Light Fellowship for study in East Asia• International Summer Award (ISA)

Aviva Abusch (Pierson ‘18) in Venice, Italy

Fellowship Programs

International Summer Award• Supports one summer abroad for students receiving financial aid• Yale approved internships and study abroad programs• Check your eligibility at the International Summer Award website• Specific information sessions throughout the Fall and Spring semesters

Aurora Fonseca (Ezra Stiles ‘18) in France

Fellowship Programs

Our Student PanelistsWill Cooke ’21• Light Fellowship recipient, Harvard Beijing Academy, China, Summer ‘18

Olivia Roth ’20• DSA recipient, Summer ‘19• Internship with Williamstown Theatre Festival, Summer ‘19• ISA recipient, Summer ’18• Internship with WallStreetDocs, London, England, Summer ‘18

Matthew Peoples ’20• YSS New Haven Staff, Summer ‘18 and ‘19• Yale Summer Session in Siena: Intermediate Italian I & II + Culture, Summer ‘17• ISA recipient, Summer ‘17

Stephanie Fernandez ’20• Yale Summer Session in Prague: In Kafka's Spirit: Prague Film and Fiction, Summer ‘17• ISA recipient, Summer ‘17• SIT Argentina: Transnationalism and Comparative Development in South America,

Spring ‘19

Will CookeTrumbull ‘21, Global Affairs and East Asian Studies major

Light Fellowship: Harvard Beijing Academy (Beijing, China) Summer ‘18

Olivia RothDavenport ’20, Computing and the Arts major

DSA recipient, Summer ‘19Internship with Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA), Summer ’19

ISA recipient, Summer ’18Internship with WallStreetDocs (London, England), Summer ‘18

Matthew PeoplesSilliman ’20 Neuroscience major

Yale Summer Session New Haven Staff, Summer 2018 & 2019

ISA recipient, Summer ‘17Yale Summer Session in Siena: Intermediate Italian I & II + Culture (Siena, Italy), Summer ’17

Stephanie FernandezBenjamin Franklin ’20, Political Science Major

SIT Argentina: Transnationalism and Comparative Development in South America(Buenos Aires, Argentina), Spring ‘19

ISA recipient, Summer ’17Yale Summer Session in Prague- In Kafka’s Spirit: Prague Film and Fiction

(Prague, Czech Republic), Summer ’17

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