APPLY: 2024 Dorrit Hoffleit Undergraduate Research Scholarship

Applications are now open fot the 2024 Dorrit Hoffleit Undergraduate Research Scholarship.

This is an opportunity to spend the summer at Yale working as a researcher in astronomy. The Dorrit Hoffleit Undergraduate Astronomy Research Fellowship at Yale is named in honor of Dr. E. Dorrit Hoffleit, a senior research astronomer at Yale who worked for more than fifty years in the University’s Department of Astronomy. She also served as director of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket Island for over 20 years, where she ran summer programs for hundreds of students, many of whom went on to successful careers in astronomy.

Eligibility criteria

who may apply?

• Undergraduate science majors in Astronomy, Astrophysics, or Physics, who at the time of application are in their 2nd or 3rd year of undergraduate study.

• Students of any nationality.

• Students with a strong desire to continue on to graduate school are particularly encouraged to apply.

Benefits 

Housing

Stipend

Meal vouchers

Travel expenses

In addition to a stipend of $450 per week (paid bi-weekly), students will be provided with housing within the historic Yale Residential Colleges as well as weekly, 15-meal vouchers to be used at the residential colleges. Up to $1000 in reimbursement for travel expenses will be provided.

Application procedure and deadline

Applications can be completed through the online portal. Application deadline is February 15, 2024.