YYGS Residential programme at Yale with need-based financial aid

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Who can apply

Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.

Country of study: United States · New Haven
Target level: Secondary school diploma
Fields of study: All fields
Other conditions: The need-based financial aid is applied for inside the YYGS application; there is no later opportunity to request it after admission decisions are released.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Students applying for need-based financial aid MUST complete this portion of the YYGS application, as there are no later opportunities after admissions decisions are released to request financial aid.

The real funding

What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.

Paid: Housing
Partly paid: Tuition
At your expense: Plane ticket
When it is paid: Full tuition payment is due on December 16, 2026 for Early Action admits and March 15, 2027 for Regular Decision admits.

Application steps

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Step 1: Review the YYGS eligibility criteria.
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Step 2: Review the YYGS application required components.
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Step 3: Review a PDF of a sample blank application and prepare your answers.
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Step 4: Collect contact information for a parent/guardian, teacher, and/or official at your school.
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Step 5: Complete and submit the YYGS application.
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Step 6: Pay the application fee in your Applicant Status Portal.
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Step 7: Check your inbox for the YYGS confirmation receipt.
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Where to apply

Yale University (opens in a new tab) · Yale Young Global Scholars – Innovations in Science & Technology

Official title (in English): Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) Residential

Verified on 1 November 2026

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Official website of Yale University: apply.globalscholars.yale.edu

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Information backed: Accepted nationalities
YYGS offers Need-Based Financial Aid (covering up to the full cost of tuition) for all domestic and international students, and then all students coordinate and pay/fundraise to cover their transportation needs.
globalscholars.yale.edu/tuition (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Other conditions
Students applying for need-based financial aid MUST complete this portion of the YYGS application, as there are no later opportunities after admissions decisions are released to request financial aid.
globalscholars.yale.edu/tuition/financial-aid (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Housing
Please note that tuition covers all on-campus components of the program (housing, meals, curriculum materials, air chilled rooms, etc.), but travel is not covered due to our program size and the legal and logistical limitations of working with globally diverse families.
globalscholars.yale.edu/tuition (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: When it is paid
Full tuition payment is due on December 16, 2026 for Early Action admits, and March 15, 2027 for Regular Decision admits.
globalscholars.yale.edu/tuition (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Plane ticket
Please note that tuition covers all on-campus components of the program (housing, meals, curriculum materials, air chilled rooms, etc.), but travel is not covered due to our program size and the legal and logistical limitations of working with globally diverse families.
globalscholars.yale.edu/tuition (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Tuition
YYGS is proud to be one of the only pre-college programs in the world that provides need-based financial aid equally to both domestic and international students, which is offered as a tuition discount (up to 100% of tuition).
globalscholars.yale.edu/tuition/financial-aid (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Step 1
Review the YYGS eligibility criteria.
globalscholars.yale.edu/how-to-apply (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Step 2
Review the YYGS application required components.
globalscholars.yale.edu/how-to-apply (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Step 3
Review a PDF of a sample blank application, and start preparing to answer as many application questions as possible.
globalscholars.yale.edu/how-to-apply (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Step 4
You will need to submit contact information for a parent/guardian, teacher, and/or official at your school.
globalscholars.yale.edu/how-to-apply (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Step 5
Click APPLY NOW to start your YYGS application.
globalscholars.yale.edu/how-to-apply (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Step 6
In your Applicant Status Portal, pay the $85 USD Early Action fee or $100 USD Regular Decision fee*.
globalscholars.yale.edu/how-to-apply (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026
Information backed: Step 7
Check your inbox for a YYGS confirmation receipt that indicates the successful submission of your application.
globalscholars.yale.edu/how-to-apply (opens in a new tab)Consulted on 1 November 2026

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