The Les Aspin '60 International Public Service Fellowships were established by the Yale College Class of 1960 to honor the memory of their classmate, Les Aspin, a former member of Congress and United States Secretary of Defense. The fund supports Yale College undergraduates in summer internships related to the study of national security and international affairs, in the public or non-profit private sector. Grants are awarded to juniors or seniors with preference given to students in the International Studies Major. The Albert Bildner Travel Prize supports travel to Latin America or the Caribbean for summer research related to the undergraduate senior essay.
Research is to be carried out during the summer between the junior and senior years.
The award is intended to alleviate the burden of travel costs. Preference will be given to Latin American Studies majors, but other Yale College students in their junior year who are pursuing research on Latin America are eligible to apply. The Robert L. Bildner '72 and Elisa Spungen Bildner '75 Israel and Jewish Studies Travel Grants provide support for graduate and undergraduate students traveling to Israel for research or language training or for those traveling to any other country in order to undertake research in the field of Jewish Studies. Middle East Studies Council, Room 232, Luce Hall, 432-5596 Dreyfus Fellowships are for Yale graduate and undergraduate students who are children of U.S. Foreign Service Officers. The European Union Studies Program invites applications from graduate and undergraduate students whose work focuses on the European Union or European integration.