Please note that this is an announcement on behalf of USP. Please direct all your queries to USP.

Dear students (Year 1 and 2),

The application for NUS-in-Yale 2011 Summer Programme is now open. NUS believes that an important part of your education is to have significant global experience, interacting with the best and brightest around the world.  As such, we offer you NUS-in-Yale Summer Programme, a five-week  study stint at Yale University during its summer session.

PROGRAMME:

Up to ten NUS students will be selected to study and interact with Yale students, stay at Yale residential colleges and experience many aspects of Yale undergraduate life.  The programme will start on May  30 and end on July 1, 2011.  Students will select two modules within the broad focus areas of Economics, Politics and Philosophy, and Human Relations.  The relevant modules will be made known later to selected students. The full course listing can be accessed via the link below. The NUS-in-Yale Summer Programme only takes place during Yale Summer Session A.  

http://www.yale.edu/summer/programs/all/index.html

Below is a sample of past year’s courses :
 
AMST S-428/FILM S-228, Film Noir and the American Cinema of the 1940s
ANTH S-288, Anthropology of Religion
CGSC S-110/PSYC S130, Introduction to Cognitive Science
E&EB S-122, Principles of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
ECON S-159, Game Theory
ENGL S-456, Investigative Journalism
HIST S-213, Renaissance Culture and the Printing Revolution
HIST S-312, Political and Cultural Transformation in Twentieth-Century China
PHIL S-114, Free Will, God, and Suffering
PHIL S-367, Evil
PLSC S-263, The American Presidency
SOCY S-141, Sociology of Crime and Deviance
STCY S-176, Introduction to the Study of the City
 
More details on the Yale Summer Session can be obtained at:  http://www.yale.edu/summer/index.html

ELIGIBILITY:
This programme is open to Year 1 and 2 students of USP and USP partner faculties (BIZ, FASS, FOE, FOS, SDE & SOC), with a minimum CAP of 3.5.  Priority will be given to Year 2 students. For selected USP students, substitution credit will be given for one first-tier USP module.  The two modules taken at Yale may substitute for major/faculty requirements upon approval by the department or faculty; approval may be sought through the usual procedure for SEP module substitution. USP students will also further develop what they have learnt at Yale through supervised independent study as part of their USP Advanced Curriculum.

For selected non-USP students, approval from home faculty or department should be sought for module substitution/mapping. Please refer to this website for details on FASS students’ module mapping for summer programmes.

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/intl/special_prog/modulemapping_OEP.html

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT:

NUS will provide a substantial student grant to cover the expenses including fees, airfare, accommodation and visa.  However, each student selected for this programme will have to contribute SGD3,500 as co-payment towards the total cost.  USP students may approach USP office for further financial assistance for up to SGD1,000. Non-USP students may also approach their respective home faculty for financial assistance: however, they should understand that such funding is at the faculty’s discretion, and may not be granted.

We thus advise non-USP students, before applying, to ensure that they have sufficient self-funding for the SGD3,500 co-payment should they not receive funding from their faculty.

APPLICATION:

Interested students must apply ONLINE. Application period ends Sunday, March 6, 2359 hr.

In support of the application, please submit a one-page CV and an essay of about 1,000 words explaining why you are interested in the field of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) OR Human Relations. This essay:

• Must be freshly written for this application and must not have been submitted previously;
• Must explain how your participation in the NUS-in-Yale Programme will further develop your interest in this field (compared to an exchange programme to other Universities in either the U.S. or elsewhere); and
• If possible, suggest how participation in the programme could benefit your future research projects (like ISMs, honours theses) on your return to NUS. 

1. For the theme of PPE – the essay can focus on a specific field only (e.g. Politics) or it can be a combination (e.g. Politics and Economics).

Naming protocol for essay : Yale2010_YourName (eg Yale2011_Paul Tan)
Naming protocol for CV : CV_YourName (eg CV_Paul Tan)
Please indicate if you are/not a USP student by checking the appropriate box under ‘Application Type’ at the start of application page.

Late or email registration will not be entertained.
SELECTION:

Shortlisted students will be required to attend an interview in the week of March 7-11. Students who are unable to attend the interview will not be considered for selection.

Final selection will be announced on/before March 21. 
ENQUIRY:

Please contact TAN AI LIAN (usptanal@nus.edu.sg /6516 1328 ) or  SIM SOR HUI (simsh@nus.edu.sg /6516 4063) if you have any queries.