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All of the information you need to prepare your application is on this page. Please see below for links to the application portal, admissions events, and the application readiness checklist which provides you with guidance on what is required and tips for a successful application. 

Our admissions events will give you great insider information about our program. Hear from Yale staff as well as from those who are currently taking or have completed the program themselves. Register to attend one (or all!) of these sessions!

Informational Webinar - View the recording on our home page, here.

Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 12:00 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. ET  

"Ask Me Anything!" w/CEED Ambassador (program participant)

Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 12:00 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. ET 

"Ask Me Anything!" w/CEED Program Staff 

Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:00 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. ET [register]

All application materials must be submitted through the Yale Online G.L.A.S.S. electronic application form. You will be required to create an account prior to starting your application. For technical assistance, please refer to their Help page, or contactonlineprograms@yale.edu.

Complete applications received prior to the application deadline are guaranteed to be considered by the Admissions Review Committee. Only complete applications received before to the priority deadline will be considered for tuition discounts. 

Incomplete applications will not be considered and will automatically be rejected. Don't risk it, apply early!

Before you apply, please review the curriculum, technical requirements, and the program calendars, to ensure you are able to complete the program and attend the required events.

Important Note About Letters of Recommendation: After you submit your completed application, only then will the system send a request to the recommender’s email you provided. The earlier you submit your application, the more time you give your recommender to respond to our request. Therefore, we suggest you discuss the request ahead of time with your recommender. Their letter must be received prior to the application deadline for your application to be considered complete. Note that your recommender will NOT receive reminders from Yale, just the initial request, and it is up to you to ensure they submit the letter following the instructions below. Your professional or academic supervisor must send the letter of recommendation directly to onlinereferences@yale.edu from a professional email address. Gmail and Yahoo email addresses for instance are not acceptable. 

Please download the CEED Application Readiness Checklist for our comprehensive guide to applying, including essay prompts and our advice for success!

All application materials must be submitted through the Yale Online G.L.A.S.S. electronic application form. This link will be accessible above on this page once applications are open in August. Please do not email or mail any material to Yale, YSE Admissions, CBEY or YCEJ.   

Required Materials

• Resume or CV,
• Letter of recommendation from a professional or academic supervisor, Your professional or academic supervisor must send the letter of recommendation directly to onlinereferences@yale.edu from a professional email address. Gmail and Yahoo email addresses for instance are not acceptable.
• Completed application, including short answers (~300 words each) to essay prompts, submitted online via Yale G.L.A.S.S. platform

There is no application fee, but your first tuition payment is required by the enrollment deadline to secure a spot in the program should you be admitted. 

Download the CEED Application Readiness Checklist here before you apply.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are powerful and useful, but must be used appropriately within a given context. Our application is designed to help us get to know you as an individual, your goals, and what motivates you. With this framework in mind, we require that your application submission be your own. You are not allowed to copy and paste content into the application that you did not create.  

Yale University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and affirmatively seeks to attract to its faculty, staff and student body qualified persons of diverse backgrounds.

In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.