Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until May 31, 2024 but preference given to applications received by March 15, 2024.

What: A $2,500 fellowship awarded to two current Yale students to support or supplement a region-focused project or qualifying opportunity that enriches the student’s education. The YAANW region consists of Minnesota, eastern North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, and western Wisconsin, and regional focus can also mean the student is from the region.

Purpose: The goal of the Malcolm McDonald Fellowship is to enrich a Yale student’s learning while exploring our region’s rich civic, cultural, corporate, natural, or political dynamics. This grant aims to retain or attract Yale talent to the region, to foster a positive, shared learning experience among the awardees, and build a sense of community among the larger Minnesota, eastern Dakotas and western Wisconsin Yale alumni networks.

Eligibility: Any current Yale student is eligible for this award (up to $2,500 per student) if the project proposed is region-focused and/or is being enacted by a Yale student from the region. The grant funds can be used for anything related to the project such as stipends for interviewees, subscription to an archive vault, airfare ticket for an international internship, living stipend while conducting research, etc. The Fellowship Committee of the YAANW Board will administer the award and select the recipient.