Standard Aid Package
General Information

In 2007-2008, fellowship stipends for doctoral students will range from a minimum of $20,000 for nine months to $28,000 or more for twelve months, depending on the student's discipline.
In addition, students in the humanities and social sciences can receive a Summer Study Fellowship of $3,700 in any three of the first five summers of graduate study, and a dissertation fellowship of at least $20,000 in their fifth or sixth year of study.

Over the course of graduate study, the typical student's financial aid commitment from Yale totals more than $225,000 not including the cost of health care benefits and other services provided to doctoral students.
Financial assistance is provided in the form of Yale University Fellowships, teaching fellowships, traineeships, and research assistantships. The nature of the assistance varies among the divisions and departments. Yale University Fellowships are awarded at the time of admission. Students are normally provided a level of support comparable to the Fellowship awarded at admission, from the first through the fourth year of study. Eligible students in the Humanities and Social Sciences receive University Dissertation Fellowships in their fifth or sixth year of study.

Applicants to Ph.D. programs are automatically considered for financial aid unless they indicate that they have available resources that will be sufficient to pay for tuition and maintenance for the duration of their educational program (normally four to six years). Applicants to master's and DSR programs may apply for financial assistance unless they will have resources available, including personal resources, gifts, loans, and outside fellowships, sufficient to pay for tuition and maintenance for the duration of their educational program (normally one to two years).

Sources of Aid

Tuition & Living Costs

Stipend Payments