Yale University Scholarships for International Students 2026

Most Yale funding is tied to being enrolled in a Yale degree program (rather than a stand-alone online course). Online-only full degree scholarships are not available for international students.

At Yale, scholarships/aid often follow the student (need-based) rather than being limited to a single major, so funding can apply across STEM, engineering, business, humanities, social sciences, and more. In the GlobalScholarships recipient story, Gul Saeed is a PhD candidate in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health, working on maternal and adolescent mental health.

• Medicine (MD) + international eligibility: Yale School of Medicine indicates international students can be evaluated for need-based financial aid and can be eligible for Yale School of Medicine scholarship funds as part of their aid award.
• Engineering/STEM: Yale supports many STEM pathways (e.g., engineering, computer science, biomedical sciences), and students often combine university funding with external fellowships and grants.
• Business: Yale students in business-related programs may use a mix of school-based aid and external funding, depending on the school and degree.
• Humanities: Funding can also support humanities research and study, especially through fellowships and grants.

Yale’s undergraduate financial aid is need-based and (per Yale’s international financial aid guidance) is designed to be available regardless of citizenship/immigration status, with awards based on individual need. The Yale-related scholarship-recipient story on GlobalScholarships features Gul Saeed (Pakistan), who explicitly talks about being “an international student studying in the US.”

It depends on your educational background. Yale’s undergraduate guidance says non-native English speakers who have not completed at least two years of secondary education where English was the medium of instruction must submit an approved English proficiency exam (Yale lists options such as TOEFL, IELTS, and others).

For Yale College (undergraduate), Yale explicitly states it does not set a minimum GPA and evaluates the full transcript in context. For graduate/professional programs, requirements vary by school and department, and many evaluate holistically rather than publishing a single cutoff. As a real example of an academic profile from a Yale scholarship recipient story, Gul Saeed reports a CGPA of 4.0 in her prior MPH (University of Toronto), showing the level of academic strength many successful applicants bring even when there is “no minimum.”

Yale’s degree-program financial aid is generally structured around student status and demonstrated need (or program funding rules), not a universal “age cutoff,” but age limits can appear in specific external fellowships. Yale’s fellowships/funding listings show that some opportunities have “no age limit,” while others do specify an age range—so always check the exact scholarship you’re applying to.

A strong academic record plus a clear match between your goals and the program/funder matters a lot.

Undergraduate (Yale College): Expect an application (Common App/Coalition/QuestBridge route), school report and transcript, recommendations, and Yale’s writing supplements; if required for your background, you may also need English proficiency testing results. Yale also notes the $80 application fee (or an approved fee waiver) as part of the process.

Graduate (varies by school/program): Many Yale graduate applications commonly require transcripts, letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose/personal statement, and a CV/resume; standardized tests and English tests can be program-dependent (Yale Graduate School notes TOEFL/IELTS may be needed for some non-native English speakers). In the Yale scholarship-recipient story, Gul Saeed mentions drafting her statements “several weeks before deadlines” and getting feedback from mentors and her advisor, so plan for multiple document revisions, not just one final upload.

Undergraduate: Yale lists an $80 application fee, and Yale also explains how to request a fee waiver if the fee would be a significant financial burden.

Graduate (Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences): Yale Graduate School lists a $105 application fee for degree-seeking applicants (and describes fee waiver options). Note that fees can vary across Yale’s professional schools and programs, so always verify the specific school you’re applying to.