Woodbridge Fellowship

Established in 2005 by President Richard C. Levin, the Woodbridge Fellowship introduces recent Yale College graduates to the work and administration of Yale. The fellowship provides valuable professional experience for potential careers in higher education and non-profit organizations.

Fellowships are full-time paid positions in the offices of university leaders, who take active interest in fellows’ professional development. Fellows directly report to senior members of their offices and work with a variety of university staff, at all levels. Fellows most often combine day-to-day duties with responsibilities for specific projects that utilize their research abilities and other higher-level skills. Organizational and writing skills are particularly valuable, as is the ability to work well with multiple constituencies: staff of all kinds (clerical, technical, service, maintenance, managerial, and professional), faculty, alumni, and students.   

Fellows meet regularly together, including for lunchtime conversation with the president, provost,  secretary, and other university leaders. These conversations about roles and responsibilities, and the career paths that led people into academic administration, give fellows a broad understanding of many facets of working in higher education.

Profiles on current and past Woodbridge Fellows can be found below.

For prospective fellows

Applications for 2025-26 fellowship positions are open! Applications will be open from February 10, 2025, through March 9, 2025. There has been extension to the original March 5 deadline for all offices, the deadline to submit applications is now Sunday, March 9.

Positions are available in the following offices and centers:

To apply for a position: submit a single document or pdf file to the application folder linked above beside each job description. If you have any issues with the submission of materials, contact Delinah Hailey.

The document or pdf file should contain:

  • A cover letter;
  • A resume; and
  • Your course history from degree audit.

You are welcome to apply for more than one position. For each position, submit a single document or pdf file to the associated Box folder.

Thank you for your interest in the fellowship; we look forward to reviewing your applications.

Current Woodbridge Fellows

Past Woodbridge Fellows