International fellowship program at Yale University
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
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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.
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[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
.
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As of 2020, the program has a network of over 300 World Fellows from 90 countries.
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Program
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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
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Selection
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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.
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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
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Notable World Fellows include:
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- Jake Sullivan
, national security advisor to U.S. President
Joe Biden
- Alexei Navalny
, a Moscow-based lawyer and political opposition leader, named one of
Time
magazine
's 2012 100 Most Influential People
[14]
- Tim Jarvis
, Australian environmental scientist
[15]
- Maria Corina Machado
, Venezuelan Congresswoman and opposition leader, named one of
BBC
's World's 100 Most Influential Women in 2018
[16]
[17]
- Gidon Bromberg
, Israeli environmental activist, named one of
Time's
"Environmental Heroes of the Year" in 2008
[18]
- Aboubakr Jamai
, Moroccan journalist, co-founder of
Le Journal Hebdomadaire
[19]
- Ma Jun
, environmental activist, winner of the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize
[20]
- Norbert Mao
,
2011 presidential candidate
for the
Democratic Party of Uganda
[21]
[22]
- Mohamed Elfayoumy
, Egyptian diplomat and consul of Egypt in Damascus from 2010 to 2012
[23]
- Rui Chenggang
, Chinese news anchor
[24]
- Martin Lousteau
, National Deputy and ex-Minister of Economy of Argentina. Actual ambassador of Argentina in United States.
- Belabbes Benkredda
, Algerian-German social innovator, 2013 NDI Democracy Award recipient
[25]
- Marvin Rees
, Mayor of
Bristol
, United Kingdom
- Muna AbuSulayman
, Saudi businesswoman and activist
- Ahmad Al-Basheer
, Iraqi comedian, journalist and director
- Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
,
Emirati
commentator on Arab affairs and a prominent voice during the
Arab Spring
- Tania Bruguera
, Cuban installation and performance artist
- Nandita Das
, Indian actor and director
- Katrin Eggenberger
, Foreign Minister of Lichtenstein
- Paula Escobar
, Chilean magazine editor, columnist, and journalist
- Julio Guzman
, Peruvian economist, politician, and leader of the
Purple Party
- Sergey Lagodinsky
, German lawyer and politician of the
Alliance 90/The Greens
- Claudia Lopez Hernandez
, Colombian politician
- Renzo Martens
, Dutch artist
- Omar Mohammed
,
citizen journalist
who created and maintained the
news blog
Mosul Eye
during the occupation of
Mosul
by the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL)
- Babatunde Omilola, Nigerian diplomat, development economist, banker and United Nations official
- Roz Savage
, English ocean rower, environmental activist
- Andriy Shevchenko
, Ukrainian journalist and politician
- Jian Yi
, Chinese filmmaker, digital media expert and food systems innovator
- Annemie Turtelboom
, Belgian politician
- Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
, Ukrainian politician, musician and public activist
- Carlos Vecchio
, Venezuelan lawyer, politician and social activist
- Temur Iakobashvili
, Georgian political scientist, diplomat, and politician
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23 April
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Pearce, Sarah (24 April 2002).
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.
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23 April
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Shufro, Kathy (May?June 2005).
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.
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. Retrieved
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2013
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2020
.
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Kasparov, Garry
(18 April 2012).
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Kramer, Jane
(16 October 2006).
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The New Yorker
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23 April
2014
.
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Gies, Erica (22 April 2012).
"Advocate helps track polluters on supply chain"
.
New York Times
. Retrieved
23 April
2013
.
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"Norbert Mao, Uganda Democratic Party Presidential Candidate 2011"
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31 March
2011
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Kwesiga, Pascal (26 February 2011).
"Mao getting DP set for 2016 elections"
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"Foreign Minister Appoints Fayoumy to Communicate with the Syrian Opposition"
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24 April
2014
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"Celebrity CCTV Anchor Rui Chenggang Detained Amid Corruption Crackdown"
. China Digital Times. July 2014
. Retrieved
15 July
2014
.
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"International democracy award for graduate"
. Retrieved
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2016
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