STARS I Academic Year Program
The STARS I application for AY2025-2026 will open on June 26, 2025 in the Yale Student Grants & Fellowships database. The application deadline is 11:00pm ET on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
STARS II Academic Year Program
STARS II application for AY2025-2026 will open June 26, 2025 in the Yale Student Grants & Fellowships database. The fall term deadline is 11:00pm ET on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The spring term deadline is Monday, January 5, 2026 at 11:00pm ET. *To be eligible to apply, it is required that you have worked in your lab for at least one semester or one summer prior to the application date. Information and Q&A session: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 7:30pm ET, Zoom https://yale.zoom.us/j/92163814371
STARS Peer Mentors
The STARS I Program matches our STARS first-year students with upper-level students who serve as Peer Mentors to them during their first year at Yale. Mentors help orient students to the different resources available to them as STARS scholars, especially the STARS study sessions. Peer Mentors help support the first-year cohort by offering advice and guidance and are, therefore, asked to meet with the first-years individually and as a group. Students interested in the mentor position must complete a STARS Peer Mentor application by TBA 2026. Selections will be made by the end of the spring ‘26 term.
STARS Summer Research Program
STARS Summer Program dates: TBA 2026
- Application deadline for Summer 2026 TBA
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Securing a commitment to conduct summer research in a Yale lab is required before you apply to STARS Summer.
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Include a copy of your transcript, including courses you intend to take in the spring. *Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
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A letter of recommendation from the PI (lab head) is required when you apply to the program. Instructions on what should be included in the letter can be found here.
- Students selected for the STARS Summer Research Program will be asked to submit a Research Plan. The plan must include the following (additional instructions will be provided with award notices):
- Background/Significance of your Research (1/2 – 1 page in length)
- Hypothesis (1 sentence)
- Research Aims (1/2 page in length)
*Failure to submit your Research Plan by the deadline will result in a forfeit of your spot in the program.
The Yale STARS Summer Research Program does not accept applications directly from students enrolled at other universities.
For application questions please contact Donalee Slater at donalee.slater@yale.edu.