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1. Review eligibility requirements. |
Review the Light Fellowship eligibility requirements to ensure all criteria have been met before applying. |
2. Start an application through your MyCIE Account. |
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The first step in the application process is to log into or create a MyCIE account by following the instructions here. You will seach for the Richard U. Light Fellowship for Language Study in East Asia, click on this program title and hit "Start Applying." You will be asked to select a term for which you intend to apply. Once you start an application, you will see a page providing you with all the instructions on how to complete your application.
Starting an application does not obligate you to apply for a Light Fellowship. However, it enables Light Fellowship staff to contact you with important updates. Furthermore, you can track in real time the status of your application materials.
Step by step Powerpoint on Starting Your Light Application in MyCIE
Deadlines to start a MyCIE application:
Early Fall Competition (for study during spring 2010 only): September 25, 2009, Friday 4:00pm
Late Fall Competition (for study during summer 2010, fall 2010, and/or academic year 2010-2011): December 4, 2009, Friday 4:00pm |
3. Attend a Light Fellowship information meeting. |
Applicants are required to attend an information meeting in order to be eligible to apply. Applicants must also attend one of these meetings before they will be allowed to schedule an appointment for additional advising. During the meeting, we provide important and detailed information about application procedures. Information meetings are open to all students, and the content of each meeting is identical.
Applicants are only required to attend one such meeting before each deadline; however, each applicant must attend a meeting in each application cycle. Having attended an information meeting in previous years does not qualify for the current competition. Review the calendar for dates and times of information meetings.
NOTE: While the fellowship runs competitions in the Early Fall (for spring term only study) and the Late Fall (for summer, fall, and/or academic year study), students may attend any one of the information meetings just as long as they do so prior to their application deadline. All Information meetings are held during the fall semester, from September to December 1. There are no information meetings after December 1. |
4. Meet with the Light Fellowship Staff. |
If, after attending an information meeting, you still have questions regarding the Light Fellowship application or your choice of programs, you may schedule an appointment to meet with Light Fellowship staff. However, meeting with the staff is not an application requirement. |
5. Complete all required application items. |
Carefully review all the application instructions and advice found in your MyCIE account and the "Apply" section of this website. Be sure everything is completed. Be sure to provide the proper number of copies (unstapled) and follow the format requirements.
Materials not submitted online through your MyCIE account may be hand delivered (recommended), or sent by mail to the Light Fellowship Office, 55 Whitney Ave., Rm. 316, New Haven, CT 06510. Materials must be received by the appropriate application deadlines. A complete application consists of the following:
Due October 2, 2009, 4:00pm for Early Fall Competition
Due January 8, 2010, 4:00pm for Late Fall Competition
1. Letter(s) of Recommendation (preferably submitted online)
2. Language Evaluation (to 55 Whitney, Rm. 316)
Due October 9, 2009, 4:00pm for Early Fall Competition
Due January 15, 2010, 4:00pm for Late Fall Competition
3. Applicant Questionnaire (completed online)
4. Resume (2 copies, 1 page maximum, to 55 Whitney, Rm. 316)
5. Personal statement (2 copies, 3 page maximum using template, to 55 Whitney, Rm. 316)
6. Academic transcript (to 55 Whitney, Rm. 316) See instructions - Yale undergraduate transcripts are taken care of by the Light Office.
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6. Credit for Light Fellowship Study. |
Note: Applying for credit is external from the Light Fellowship application. You do NOT need to be studying for credit to be awarded a Light Fellowship.
If you would like to apply to earn credit, follow the instructions in your Light Fellowship MyCIE account to begin a separate application for summer or term-time credit.
Any questions about the credit process for studying abroad should be directed to Karyn Jones, Director of Study Abroad (karyn.jones@yale.edu).
Study Abroad Deadlines
Spring Term Abroad: October 14
Fall Term and Full Year Abroad: March 5
Summer Abroad: April 6
Information is available here about sending official transcripts to Karyn Jones for credit. |
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