2022 Yale Bassett Award for Community Engagement Application

Personal Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Email Address

Gender Identity

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

High School Information

Where do you currently attend high school (Begin typing below. A list of schools and CEEB codes should automatically populate.)

High School CEEB Code

High School Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

If available, please provide the name and contact information of your current high school's principal or head of school and the school counselor who is assigned to you. If you do not have this information, or if you are home-schooled, you may leave the fields above blank and check the box below.

I do not have this contact information or I am home-schooled

Principal/School Head Title

Principal or Head of School Full Name

Principal or Head of School Email Address

School Counselor Title

School Counselor Full Name

School Counselor Email Address

Academic Information

Please report your academic information as provided to you at the end of your last official marking period. Members of the selection committee may verify the academic information you provide with your high school.

Does your school calculate a GPA?

Yes

No, my school does not calculate a GPA or I am home-schooled

What is your current high school grade point average? (if available)

Is this grade point average weighted or unweighted?

Weighted - My school gives extra weight to some or all honors and advanced courses when calculating GPA

Unweighted - My school gives no extra weight to any courses when calculating GPA

What scale does your school use to calculate grade point average?

By the end of the current academic year will you have completed any of the following courses?

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

Dual Enrollment Courses

International Baccalaureate (IB) Courses

If you selected one or more of the above, how many of these types of courses will you have completed by the end of the current academic year?

Think about a meaningful academic project, class, or reading that you have done that has affected your views on community engagement, societal issues, and/or the study of race, indigeneity, and transnational migration. How did it affect your thinking on one or more of these topics?

Extracurricular Information

During high school have you participated in any of the following extracurricular activities? Select all that apply

Please briefly list your most important extracurricular commitments and provide details of any leadership positions you have held.

Which extracurricular commitment is most important to you and why?

Recommender Information

A letter of recommendation from a teacher, mentor, coach, religious leader, or community member is required to complete your application. Please provide the name and email address of someone who has knowledge of your leadership, academic distinction, interdisciplinary problem-solving skills, or experience addressing societal issues. When you submit this application, the person you list here will receive an email prompting them to complete a short recommendation.

Recommender Title

Recommender First Name

Recommender Last Name

Recommender Email Address

Personal Statement

The Yale Bassett Award recognizes students with a record of creative leadership and public service, academic distinction, interdisciplinary problem solving, and experience addressing societal issues that might include, but need not be limited to, race and racism. Please use the space below to write a brief personal statement (up to 500 words) that details one or more experiences when you addressed a societal issue and/or demonstrated creative leadership, public service, or interdisciplinary problem solving.

Thank you for submitting an application for the Yale Bassett Award for Community Engagement. Click submit below to send your application to the Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity and Transnational Migration. You will receive an email confirmation of your application, and your recommender will receive an invitation to submit a recommendation on your behalf. Winners will be announced in April.

The Yale Center for the Study of Race Indigeneity and Transnational Migration sponsors the Yale Bassett Award independently from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Applying for the Yale Bassett Award will not affect a student’s chances of being admitted to Yale College.