Job/Fellowship Resources

For advanced grad students & postdocs:

Marie Curie Fellowship(relevant? – need prior work experience in Europe)

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

American Association of Physics Teachers

American Institute of Physics Career Services

B. K. Gibson et al. 1999, “On the Importance of PhD Institute in Establishing a Long-Term Research Career in Astronomy,” BAAS 31, No. 4

Yale Graduate Career Services at the McDougal Center -Many valuable resources and services, including non-academic jobs.

For 1st and 2nd year graduate students:

All graduate students are encouraged to apply for the following fellowships. We have a number of research projects and outreach programs suitable for these fellowship applications. Interested students are strongly encouraged to discuss their projects and fellowship applications with Prof. Geha well in advance of the deadlines.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program

Hertz Foundation Fellowship

Ford Foundation Fellowship Program

Fulbright Scholar Program – for those who are interested in studying or conducting research abroad

Harriet Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program – a NASA sponsored fellowship for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities participating in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce

Yale Conference Travel Fund – Conference travel support from the Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) of Yale University.

Mellon Mays Predoctoral Research Grant – travel fund and scholarships from the SSRC-Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Programs

NSF East Asia and Pacific Fellowship – fully paid summer program, funding research abroad for grad students in any science. Possible destinations include: Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, & New Zealand (8-10 weeks)

For undergraduate students:

Yale Undergraduate Career Services – for undergrads looking for jobs or graduate schools

Yale College Dean’s Research Fellowship in the Sciences – for undergrads interested in summer research at Yale.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) – NSF-funded research programs, ~ 20 programs in astronomy

ASTRON Summer Program in Radio Astronomy – International research opportunity in Netherlands

STSCI Summer Program – Summer opportunity for conducting research at Hubble’s Space Telescope’s institute

NRAO Summer Program – Summer program opportunity for conducting radio astronomy research