Welcome to the Yale Postgraduate Association hub!


Who We Are 

We, the Yale Postgraduate Research Association (YPGA), are an assemblance of postgraduate research associates, collaboratively strengthening our community and delivering opportunities for professional and personal development to postgraduates across all disciplines and walks of life with aspirations to advance into the next career stage, such as:
 
  • Medical school (MD, MD-PhD)
  • Doctoral programs (PhD) 
  • Master programs (M.A/M.S) 
  • Positions in industry
  • More!

What We Do

From mentoring/mentee workshops, MCAT group study sessions, destress sessions with campus dogs, and reliving your high school memories at prom, the YPGA has an array of events and resources to help streamline your envisioned professional route and provide the much needed respite amid your busy schedule. 

All Resources and Opportunities 

Open Postgrad Positions

The Postgraduate Research Associate position at Yale was created to provide short term training positions for individuals who have at least obtained a bachelor’s degree and are seeking to apply to graduate or medical school. You will find an abundance of exciting research opportunities across various departments, labs, principal investigators (PIs) and more. 

Want to be a YPGA Board Member?

Check out all openings by committee HERE. 

Elections are conducted twice a year. The next election cycle will be held at the end of November.

Current Postgrads: Experience Survey

Help us better our understand the postgrad experience at Yale and how we can support you! We invite you to participate – your responses are crucial to developing the best support we can offer to help our postgrads thrive! 

SURVEY CLOSES SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2023. 

Upon completion, enter a raffle for a $25 Grubhub voucher!

  • This survey asks for no identifying information (such as name, email, netID, lab, location). Analysis and a summary of the responses will be shared with the postgrad community. 

  • Survey Duration: 15 minutes. 

  • We are raffling off $25 Grubhub vouchers to respondents. Follow the prompt at the end to enter!

  • Due to the anonymity of these data, we cannot follow-up directly with you on anything you share. If you have any specific questions or concerns, please reach out to postdoc.affairs@yale.edu.