About the Yale-Jefferson Awards for Public Service
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Alumni Nominees: You may nominate an individual alum of any Yale college or school. Nominations of teams or groups are not typically considered. Nominees should have performed (preferably still be performing) sustained service that is individual, innovative, impactful, and inspiring.
Student Nominees: Must be in good standing at Yale College or at one of Yale’s graduate or professional schools. Self-nominations are welcome!
Any member of the Yale community may submit nominations for the Yale-Jefferson Award. In past years, nominations have been submitted by:
- Alumni leaders
- Student leaders
- Yale alumni from the US and abroad
- Yale students
- Yale faculty and other employees
- Deans and Heads of College
Students and Alumni of Yale (STAY) provides support to the Yale-Jefferson Selection Committee. Nominations may be submitted using the following nomination form.
Nominations are due by April 15.
The Selection Committee is determined jointly by STAY and the Yale Alumni Association. The committee has sole discretion in selecting award winners. The Selection Committee consists of members of the Yale community, including (for example):
- Senior Yale administrators
- Student leaders
- Alumni leaders
- Members from STAY, the Yale Alumni Association, Divinity School, Dwight Hall, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Office of Career Strategy, Office of the Secretary, Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA), Yale Alumni Service Corps, Yale Day of Service
- Past Yale-Jefferson Award honorees
Contact:
João C. Aleixo
Director, Yale Alumni Service Programs
Yale Alumni Association
203-432-1943
All past recipients of the Yale-Jefferson Award can be found on our Award Recipient page and can be searched by name and year.
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