Yale Young Global Scholars for Outstanding High School Students

The YYGS application requires:
  • resume / activity list
  • official school transcript
  • two letters of recommendation
  • unofficial standardized test scores, if available (these are not required)
  • one 500 word essay and two 200 word responses
YYGS reviews all applications holistically. YYGS staff understands that students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and with different educational and extracurricular opportunities. As a result, the essays and letters of recommendation are the most important parts of the application.

Applicants to the program must have some high school to complete after they attend the program, and we accept applications from current high school sophomores (US grade 10) or juniors (US Grade 11) only, or international equivalents.