Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) Program 2025 (Scholarships Available)

Deadline: January 10, 2025

The Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) Program 2025 is now open for purposes. Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) is a tutorial enrichment program for excellent highschool college students from world wide. Each summer season, college students from over 150 nations (together with all 50 U.S. states) take part in a single interdisciplinary, two-week session at Yale’s historic campus. Immerse your self in a worldwide studying neighborhood at Yale University.

Yale Young Global Scholars is likely one of the most globally numerous, two-week educational summer season packages on this planet. At YYGS, college students attend periods primarily based on their educational pursuits, all whereas forging friendships with friends from world wide throughout interactive program actions.

YYGS is happy to supply residential periods for June, July, & August 2025. 

Summer Offerings

• Session I Residential (June 22 – July 4)
  • Innovations in Science & Technology (IST I)
  • Literature, Philosophy, & Culture (LPC I)
  • Politics Law & Economics (PLE I)
  • Solving Global Challenges (SGC I)
• Session II Residential (July 6 – July 18)
  • Innovations in Science & Technology (IST II)
  • Literature, Philosophy, & Culture (LPC II)
  • Politics Law & Economics (PLE II)
  • Solving Global Challenges (SGC II)
• Session III Residential (July 20 – August 1)
  • Innovations in Science & Technology (IST III)

Eligibility

In order to apply to YYGS, candidates MUST fulfill the entire following necessities:

• Be between the ages of 16-18 years previous by July 20, 2025 (first day of Session III).
• Be ready to take part in a rigorous educational curriculum performed in English. 
• Be a present highschool sophomore or junior (or worldwide equal).
• Be graduating in May/June 2026 or 2027 from the Northern Hemisphere, or in Nov./Dec. 2025 or 2026 from the Southern Hemisphere.
• Be a first-time participant in YYGS. If you’ve participated in a YYGS session throughout a earlier summer season (2024 and prior), then you aren’t eligible to take part throughout YYGS 2025.

Please be aware: If you beforehand utilized to YYGS however weren’t supplied admission or had been unable attend AND you meet the eligibility standards famous above, then you might be inspired to re-apply for YYGS 2025.

*Please Note: This rule is in order that YYGS is in compliance with restrictions for working a summer season program for minors, and no exceptions could be made.

YYGS accepts purposes from ALL nations, and affords the OPPORTUNITY for college students to apply for need-based monetary help to college students from ALL nations.

Application

All college students should submit the next utility elements:

• Activities listing
• One 400-word essay and one 200-word response
• Two “fast take” responses (280 characters every)
• Official college transcript
• One Recommender (who will full the YYGS Recommendation Form* ONLY)
• Application payment** ($75 for Early Action and $90 for Regular Decision)
• You should click on the Submit Application button on the “Review” web page in your utility to be thought of.
• OPTIONAL: English fluency check scores (TOEFL or DuoLingo)***
• OPTIONAL: Need-based monetary help****

Click here to apply.

For extra info, go to Yale Young Global Scholars.