Andrew Sabin International Environmental Fellowship

The Andrew Sabin International Environmental Fellowship, created in 2011 at the School of the Environment (YSE), provides scholarship support for YSE students from developing countries, and provides additional post-graduate awards to those students returning to their home countries to pursue environmental careers.

The Sabin Fellowship provides a maximum of $40,000 in support for qualifying Master’s students: up to $20,000 in support for tuition for the second year of Master’s study, depending on the student’s current financial package at YSE, and $20,000 in post-graduation awards for those pursuing environmental careers in their home country. Sabin Fellows will be eligible for the $20,000 post-graduate award provided they have secured employment in their home country and have completed 12 months of work within 18 months of their graduation date. The Fellow must work for a governmental organization, non-governmental organization, or private firm engaged in conservation and development work.

The Andrew Sabin International Environmental Fellowship is administered by the Office of Development and Alumni Services at the Yale School of the Environment. For more information, please contact Lisa Bassani (lisa.bassani@yale.edu).

An article about the 2019 and 2020 Andrew Sabin Fellows can be found here: https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/six-students-selected-as-2019-sabin-international-fellows/

https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/yse-student-selected-as-2020-sabin-international-fellow/

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE SABIN FELLOWSHIP IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2023 AT 5 PM

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Please follow the instructions within the Yale Studentgrants system for submitting application materials.

1. Proposal Narrative (2 pages maximum, excess pages will be discarded)

• One-page, single-spaced essay describing planned focus of research/training at YSE (including listing all courses being taken in 2020-2021, and plans for summer research or internship after first year).
• One-page, single-spaced essay describing career goals and plans for post-graduation work (over the next five years) in home country, including commitments if any to particular jobs or organizations.

2. Additional Materials: Two reference letters:

• One from a Yale faculty member (but not one of the Sabin interviewing team members: Brad Gentry and Peter Boyd).

• One external recommendation (to whom you should give a description of the Sabin award and your application).

• Unofficial transcript of first semester’s YSE grades uploaded as a PDF.

• Resume or CV (maximum 2 pages)

If applicants have any questions about the application process, please contact Lisa Bassani (lisa.bassani@yale.edu).

• Applicants should be first-year non-joint degree Master’s students in YSE; joint degree students, while not preferred, may apply.
• Applicants must be citizens of countries defined by the World Bank as low-income economies; lower-middle income economies; or upper-middle income economies (https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups), with a preference for students from low-income and lower-middle income economies across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• Students with existing obligations to return to their home countries after graduation should not apply.