DACOR Bacon House Foundation: Dreyfus Scholarships for Foreign Service Dependents at Yale and Hotchkiss

Summary: 

Support the education of children and grandchildren of Foreign Service Officers attending Yale University (undergraduate and graduate), and at The Hotchkiss School. 

Application Deadline Date: 
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Upper Limit Amount ($): 
40,000
Academic Area: 

Any

Description: 

Dreyfus Fellowships are for Yale graduate and undergraduate students who are children and grandchildren of U.S. Foreign Service Officers. Awards to Yale students, based on merit, will be made by the DACOR Bacon House Foundation in consultation with Yale University. Fellowships are provided by an endowment created from a bequest of the late Ambassador Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. that is administered directly by the Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired (DACOR) - Bacon House Foundation. The MacMillan Center serves as an on-campus liaison.

Grants under this program total $40,000 annually. Applicants for support at The Hotchkiss School should apply directly to the Hotchkiss Director of Financial Aid; only one student is selected. Applications for grants for study at Yale must be submitted directly to DACOR by May 1. All eligible applicants receive an award; the amount is dependent upon how many eligible applicants there are.

Award Purpose: 
Tuition
Year In School: 
Masters
PhD
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Residency: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 

* Children and grandchildren of Foreign Service Officers attending Yale University * Preference will be given to students in a field related to foreign affairs and for study toward a master’s degree

Specializations: 
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
 
 
 
Date Updated: 
Monday, March 18, 2024
Recurring: 
Annual - May
Eligibility - Citizenship: 
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Amount: 
40000