Visiting researchers may audit one or two courses per term with the consent of individual instructors and make use of library facilities for their work. Each visiting researcher is charged a minimum accommodation fee. For academic year 2008-09, the fee is $3,650 per term or $7,300 per academic year. No financial aid from the Law School is available for participants in this program.
The application deadlines are April 1 for the fall term and September 1 for the spring term.
To apply to be a Visiting Researcher, please submit:
- the Visiting Researcher application form
- resume
- a description of the proposed research
- a statement explaining why Yale Law School is a particularly appropriate affiliation for your work
- two letters of recommendation
- official transcript(s) of the applicant’s academic record
- the proposed lengths and dates of stay.
Official transcripts must be submitted in a sealed envelope, signed across the seal. All documents must be in English or accompanied by certified English translation.
Mail the documents to: Visiting Researcher Program, Yale Law School, P.O. Box 208215, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8215.
(All requirements are further described on the application form.)