Yale World Fellows

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Yale World Fellows
Formation2002
TypeNon-profit organization
HeadquartersHorchow Hall
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Director
Emma Sky
Parent organization
Yale University
Websiteworldfellows.yale.edu

Yale World Fellows is an international fellowship program at Yale University for rising global leaders.

World Fellows come from around the world and from diverse disciplines. They are selected through a competitive application process. Each year, the program selects 16 World Fellows to reside at Yale for the fall semester to study, share their knowledge, and expand their networks.

The World Fellows program is located in Horchow Hall, within the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, on Hillhouse Avenue.

History[edit]

In November 2000, University President Rick Levin announced several internationalization initiatives, including the World Fellows program, in conjunction with the university's tercentenary.[1] Journalist and White House aide Brooke Shearer was appointed its founding director, and Dan Esty its first program director.[2] The program moved into Betts House, restored in 2001 to house new international initiatives.[3] The first class of fellows was admitted in 2002.[4][5]

Since 2015, Emma Sky has been Director of the Yale World Fellows. Sky oversaw the transition of the program to the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs,[6] and in 2016 secured a $16 million contribution from the Starr Foundation and Maurice R. Greenberg.[7]

As of 2020, the program has a network of over 300 World Fellows from 90 countries.[8]

Program[edit]

The program is located in Horchow Hall, within Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.

World Fellows "receive individual and group coaching and skills development training." They can audit courses at the university. They give talks and participate on panels across the campus.[9]

A key component of the program is the weekly "Good society" seminar where World Fellows present what they do professionally and how they contribute to building a better society. World Fellows also host a weekly salon to which they invite Yale faculty and other guests for off-the-record conversations.[9]

Participants receive a compensation package which includes

  • A taxable stipend to cover the costs of living in New Haven
  • A modest, furnished one, or two-bedroom apartment for the duration of the program
  • Medical insurance
  • Round-trip travel from home country[10][11]

Selection[edit]

Admission to the program is highly competitive. The program runs from mid-August to mid-December. Fellows are required to be in residence at Yale during the duration of the program.[12]

Candidates for the program must be:[12]

  • fluent in English;
  • in their early mid-career, roughly 5–20 years into their professional careers, with demonstrated professional accomplishments

Notable fellows[edit]

Notable World Fellows include:[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Folk, Elyssa (20 April 2001). "Yale To Go Global in Its Fourth Century". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Strobe Talbott to head Center for Study of Globalization". Yale Bulletin & Calendar. 29 (11). Yale Office of Public Affairs & Communications. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Davies Mansion To Be Renovated, Renamed". Yale Bulletin & Calendar. 30 (7). Yale Office of Public Affairs & Communications. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ Pearce, Sarah (24 April 2002). "First batch of World Fellows selected". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ^ Shufro, Kathy (May–June 2005). "World Class". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ^ "International activist Emma Sky to direct World Fellows Program". Yale University. 8 January 2015.
  7. ^ "The Starr Foundation names the Yale World Fellows Program". Yale University. 16 June 2016.
  8. ^ "2019 Closing Ceremony". Yale Fellows. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Program". Yale World Fellows. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. ^ https://worldfellows.yale.edu/the-program/common-questions/
  11. ^ https://worldfellows.yale.edu/the-program/application/
  12. ^ a b "Common Questions". Yale World Fellows. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Meet The World Fellows". Yale World Fellows. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  14. ^ Kasparov, Garry (18 April 2012). "The 100 Most Influential People in the World". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Australian adventurer Tim Jarvis to lead re-creation of Antarctic voyage". Agence France-Presse. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  16. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  17. ^ "Rivals seek new inroads against Venezuela's Chavez". Associated Press. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  18. ^ Lee Butters, Andrew (24 September 2008). "Heroes of the Environment 2008". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  19. ^ Kramer, Jane (16 October 2006). "The Crusader". The New Yorker. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  20. ^ Gies, Erica (22 April 2012). "Advocate helps track polluters on supply chain". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  21. ^ "Norbert Mao, Uganda Democratic Party Presidential Candidate 2011". norbertmao.org. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  22. ^ Kwesiga, Pascal (26 February 2011). "Mao getting DP set for 2016 elections". Sunday Vision.
  23. ^ "Foreign Minister Appoints Fayoumy to Communicate with the Syrian Opposition" (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  24. ^ "Celebrity CCTV Anchor Rui Chenggang Detained Amid Corruption Crackdown". China Digital Times. July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  25. ^ "International democracy award for graduate". Retrieved 21 October 2016.

External links[edit]

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