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2026-2027 APPLICATION DATES & EVENTS
STARS I AY Program Application to open June 5, 2026. Application deadline: Friday, July 10, 2026, 5:00pm
STARS II AY Program Fall Term Application Deadline: Thursday, July 30, 2026, 5:00pm. Spring Term Application Deadline: Monday, January 4, 2027, 5:00pm
STARS Summer Research Program Application Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2027, 11:00pm
Tetelman Fellowship Application Deadline: Thursday, February 11, 2027, 11:00pm
Yale College Dean’s Research Fellowship in the Sciences Application Deadline: Thursday, February 18, 2027, 11:00pm
Yale College First-Year Summer Research Fellowship Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 3, 2027, 11:00pm
Applications can be found at: Yale Student Grants & Fellowships Database
INFORMATION SESSIONS *Zoom link for all: https://yale.zoom.us/j/95631619283
STEM Summer Fellowships Information Session, Friday, October 2, 2026, 4:00-5:00pm
STEM Summer Fellowships Information Session: How to Find a Research Lab, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 8:00-9:00pm
STEM Summer Fellowships Information Session: Research Abroad/Tetelman Fellowship, Thursday, October 29, 2026, 8:00-9:00pm
STEM Summer Fellowships Information Session: General Q&A, Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:00-8:00pm
STEM Fellowships Information Session: How to Write a Research Proposal, Monday, December 7, 2026, 7:00-8:00pm
Beginning Wednesday, October 7, 2026, “Talk STEM” with Dean Alexia Belperron will be held the first Wednesday of each month from 12:00-1:00pm in Commons (Schwarzman Center). Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss all things STEM and ask questions over lunch. You don’t need to sign up, just show up during the hour.