Information for Prospective Host Organizations

New Haven nonprofits and public sector organizations: propose placements that align with your mission and create meaningful work for Fellows right here in our community.

Yale is committed to partnerships that help New Haven thrive. We especially welcome placements advancing:

• Economic development – creating pathways to prosperity
• Neighborhood revitalization – strengthening communities through homeownership
• Education and youth programs – investing in the next generation
• Downtown vitality – fostering a vibrant city center

Yale will review each site proposal and share selected opportunities with students eager to make a difference. The most compelling placements offer clear, meaningful projects with achievable goals: work that Fellows can see through from start to finish over the summer.

Yale pays Fellows’ salaries while organizations provide the essentials: transportation support, background checks, office equipment, and supplies. If a role requires specific qualifications or clearances, please include these details in your proposal.

• Projects should be for work in and concerning New Haven.  Fellows must be provided with a desk and computer at placement site and cannot work remotely.
• Work should be full-time (equal to and no more than 37.5 hours per week) and placements can be for any consecutive period of eight to eleven weeks between Tuesday, May 26, 2026 through August 7, 2026.
• Fellows will have mandatory weekly Tuesday dinner meetings and, without any exception, will not be able to work after 5:00 pm on Tuesdays.

• The Fellowship is open to students who are not in their final year of study in Yale College, the Graduate School, and Yale’s ten professional schools.
• Yale will publicize the Fellowship beginning in mid-November 2025.  Students will review organization applications online and submit their Fellowship applications by mid-January 2026. 
• Yale will interview selected students and will notify students through March 2026.
• Yale will notify organizations of decisions by April 17, 2026.

• Submit a proposal online by 5pm on Monday, November 3, 2025.
• Approved proposals will be posted in full on the PPSF website in mid-November. Prospective Fellows will review proposals and select their top 5 choices. We encourage students to reach out to organizations directly with questions, so please provide clear contact information in your application.
• Organizations are welcome to contact PPSF directly to discuss placement ideas before applying.