The International Summer Award (ISA) provides a stipend for one summer experience abroad for eligible undergraduate students receiving a Yale scholarship. The ISA can help fund:
An international activity of four or more weeks duration during summer 2013 for which the student has received a Yale fellowship listed on the Student Grants Database
Types of ISAs
Eligible students may receive one of the following types of ISAs, depending on their summer activity:
ISA-SIC for Fellowships
International Summer Award - Student Income Contribution
The ISA-SIC provides a pro-rated* amount of the Student Income Contribution (SIC).
Students who win a Yale funded summer fellowship for an international activity of four or more weeks duration may be eligible for ISA-SIC funding.
ISA-SIC Plus for Study or Internship Programs
International Summer Award - Student Income Contribution, plus a percentage of program costs
The ISA-SIC Plus provides a pro-rated* amount of the Student Income Contribution (SIC) plus a percentage of the program budget, based on the student's need for financial aid in 2012-2013.
Students participating in an ISA eligible program may be eligible for ISA-SIC Plus funding.
The maximum amount of ISA-SIC Plus funding will not exceed $10,000. This amount includes the summer income contribution.
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*The SIC amount that a student receives will be pro-rated based on the length of the student's experience abroad.
Summer Income Contribution (SIC) Information
The summer 2013 SIC grant is $3,000.
Students on financial aid who do not have a student income contribution (SIC) requirement are not eligible for the ISA-SIC or the SIC portion of the ISA-SIC Plus. However, these students may be eligible for the additional funding portion of the ISA-SIC Plus.
