Dates & Deadlines
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It is your responsibility to keep track of important dates and deadlines. The deadlines for language program applications can be found on each program's website.
Dates for the 2026 - 2027 academic year (all times are EST):
- 2 of the sessions are offered on Zoom - please log in using your Yale Zoom account for attendance purposes
- you must attend one of these sessions during the application cycle of the deadline to which you're applying
- if you attended one last year, you must attend one again in the new application year
- Early Fall Competition applicants must attend one of the first two information sessions
- Late Fall Competition applicants may attend any of the 7 sessions
- If all 7 sessions conflict with your class schedule, please e-mail light.fellowship@yale.edu with your schedule.
**You must join the session on time and stay for the full session in order for the session to count toward your eligibility requirement. You will not be permitted to enter if you arrive late.**
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri. Sep. 11, 2026 | 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Light Fellowship Information Session #1 | 55 Whitney Ave. Rm. 369 |
| Wed. Sep. 23, 2026 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Light Fellowship Information Session #2 (Virtual) | Zoom Link, log into your Yale zoom account using "SSO" |
| Thurs. Oct. 1, 202 | 11:59pm | Deadline for Applying for Spring 2027 Abroad Credit (Not required for LF, required for all students seeking credit to replace one semester at Yale with Spring 2027 Abroad) | |
| Thurs. Oct. 8, 2026 | 1:00PM EST |
DEADLINE: EARLY FALL COMPETITION - Submit Completed Application including Recommender Forms Faculty Deadline is also Thurs. Oct. 8, 2026 at 11:59pm |
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| Fri. Oct. 9, 2026 | 10:30am - 11:30am | Light Fellowship Information Session #3 | 55 Whitney Ave. Rm. 369 |
| Mon. October 19, 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Light Fellowship Information Session #4 (Virtual) | Zoom link, log in to your Yale zoom account using "SSO" [Instructions on Logging in using SSO] |
| Tues. Nov. 3, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Light Fellowship Information Session #5 | 55 Whitney Ave. Rm. 369 |
| Thurs. Nov. 19, 2026 | 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Light Fellowship Information Session #6 | 55 Whitney Ave. Rm. 369 |
| Fri. Dec. 4, 2026 | 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Light Fellowship Information Session #7 | 55 Whitney Ave. Rm. 369 |
| Thurs. Jan. 7, 2027 | 1:00PM EST |
DEADLINE: LATE FALL COMPETITION - Submit Completed Application! Faculty deadline: Thurs. Jan. 14th at 11:59pm |
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| Mon. Mar. 1, 2027 | 11:59pm | Deadline for Applying for Non-Yale Summer Abroad Credit for In-Person programming (Not required for LF, required for students seeking credit for Summer 2027 Abroad) | |
| Thurs. April 1, 2027 | 11:59pm EST | Deadline for Applying for Fall 2027 Abroad Credit (Not required for LF, required for students seeking credit to replace one semester at Yale with Fall 2027 Abroad) | |
| Thurs. April 1, 2027 | 11:59pm | Deadline for Applying for Academic Year 27 - 28 Abroad Credit (Not required for LF, required for students seeking credit to replace one AY at Yale with AY 27 - 28 Abroad) |
Other Events: [Note: These are NOT information sessions and do not count toward the eligibility requirement listed above]
Princeton in Beijing Information Session: Thurs. Nov. 5: 5pm - 6pm: 55 Whitney Ave. 3rd Fl. Rm. 305
Harvard Summer Academy in Taipei Info Session: Mon. Nov. 9: 2:30pm - 3:30pm: 55 Whitney Ave. 3rd Fl. Rm. 305
International Chinese Language Program Info Session: Thurs. Nov. 12th 8:00pm EST on Zoom [Zoom Link will appear here]
Student Advisory Committee Prospective Fellows Mixer: Fri. Nov. 13th 4:00 - 5:30: 55 Whitney Ave. 3rd Fl. Rm. 369
Student Advisory Committee Drop-in Hours (Taiwan): Mon. Nov. 16th 5:00pm - 6:00pm: Bass L03
Student Advisory Committee Drop-in Hours (China): Wed. Nov. 18th 3:00 - 5:00: Bass L30B
Student Advisory Committee Drop-in Hours (Korea): Wed. Nov. 18th 3:00 - 5:00: Bass Wright Reading Room B65
Student Advisory Committee Drop-in Hours (Japan): Wed. Dec. 9th 7:00 - 8:00pm: Bass L01-A