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Meet Martha Muñoz, Peabody Museum curator and 2024 MacArthur Fellow

November 5, 2024
Yale evolutionary biologist Martha Muñoz, who recently was awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant, shares her path into her field and what the Peabody means to her.

Steven Lamoreaux named Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics

November 3, 2024
Steven Lamoreaux is an atomic physicist whose research has contributed to our understanding of the dark matter that is bound to our galaxy
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2024-2025 Application Dates and Events

ROSENFELD SCIENCE SCHOLAR SYMPOSIUM

Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 5:30 to 8:00 PM, Marsh Hall, 260 Whitney Avenue

APPLICATION DATES

STARS I AY Program Application to open July 1, 2024.  Final deadline: Monday, July 22 at 11:00pm ET.

STARS II AY Program Deadline: Friday, September 20, 2024 at 3:00pm ET.

STARS Summer Research Program Deadline:  Friday, February 7, 2025 at 3:00pm ET.

YC Dean’s Research Fellowships in the Sciences Deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 3:00pm ET.  

Tetelman Fellowship Deadline:  Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 3:00pm ET.

YC First-Year Summer Research Fellowship Deadline: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 3:00pm ET.

Applications can be found at:  Yale Student Grant & Fellowship Database 

UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS

STARS II  Information Session: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 8:00pm ET, ZOOM:  https://yale.zoom.us/j/92866563805

Summer Research Fellowships at Yale and Abroad, Friday, September 27, 2024, 3:30 - 4:30 PM ET.  ZOOM:  https://yale.zoom.us/j/94890989635

Summer Research Fellowships at Yale and Abroad, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET.  ZOOM:  https://yale.zoom.us/j/94890989635

Summer Fellowships and how to find the “right research mentor”, Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET.  ZOOM: https://yale.zoom.us/j/94890989635

RISE Germany – for undergraduate students only, internships at German universities and research institutions www.daad.de/rise-germany Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 4:30 - 5:30pm CEST. Link to the Teams-meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MWRmOGYxMTItYWI0NC00MzgxLTlmODYtMzM4YmY0NTdhNTdl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2230abdb70-b284-4830-8df7-daa5b0052ed2%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229a82221a-5a3c-4578-a963-1453255a865d%22%7d

How to find the “right research mentor”, Friday, November 8, 2024, 3:30 - 4:30 PM ET.  ZOOM:  https://yale.zoom.us/j/94890989635

How to write a great fellowship proposal, Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 5:00 - 6:00 PM ET.  ZOOM:  https://yale.zoom.us/j/94890989635

How to write a great fellowship research proposal, Monday, January 27, 2025, 7:30 - 8:30 PM ET.  ZOOM:  https://yale.zoom.us/j/94890989635