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YIRA is meant to be a place where every member is looked after. If there is something you would like us to know about, write to the president.
Get involved
It is easier to join than you think.
YIRA recruits across every year and every major. Membership is not an application to the association. It is earned by taking part in one of its programs.
Newsletter
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The best way to stay in the YIRA loop. Programs, open positions, and IR events on and off campus.
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Membership
You don't apply to YIRA. You join a program.
A Yale undergraduate student may achieve YIRA membership on a yearly basis by participating in and fulfilling the requirements of at least one of the following YIRA programs or activities, in at least one of the capacities stated.
- YMUNFull Secretariat Member, Chair, Vice-Chair
- MUNTYMember
- International YMUN ConferencesFull Secretariat Member
- HemispheresTeacher
- World Scholar's CupLiaison, Volunteer
- YIRLIFull Secretariat Member
- YRISEditor
Membership runs for the academic year in which you take part. Members participating in international conferences or trips must also chair, staff, or be involved with an on-campus conference during the academic year.
Support
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Chairing and vice-chairing
Chairs facilitate a committee's debate and assemble its topic guide; vice-chairs do the same alongside them. All chairs attend parliamentary procedure training. If you are new to Model UN or in your first year, we generally encourage vice-chairing first.
Chairing resourcesFinancial aid and reimbursements
Aid to take part in a program, including the cost of business attire, and reimbursement for expenses you have already paid.
Go to FinancesAlumni
The network does not end at graduation.
YIRA alumni work all over the world, in research, peacekeeping, the private sector, and public service. The YIRA Alumni Network keeps them in touch with one another, gives them a way to go on contributing to the association, and opens that community to current members.
The alumni info form takes a few minutes: where you are now, what you did here, and whether you would like the quarterly alumni newsletter.
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Write to a us!
- General inquiries, including presspresident@yira.orgMicah Draper, President
- Recruitment, trips, membership, alumnivice.president@yira.orgJack Ludwick, Vice President
- Sponsorships, finances, paymentstreasurer@yira.orgSuren Clark, Treasurer
- Speaker events and other IR events on campusexecutive@yira.orgPranaya Balaji, Executive Director
- Newsletter, communications, social mediasecretary@yira.orgJana Abualhuda, Secretary
By post
Yale International Relations Association206 Elm StreetPO Box 202144New Haven, CT 06520-2144General inquiries
info@yira.orgQuestions
FAQs
If something is not covered here, write to the board directly.
Do I need Model UN experience to join?
No. Membership is earned by taking part in a program, not by arriving qualified. MUNTY holds open tryouts each fall, Hemispheres trains its teachers, and conference secretariats and YRIS recruit each year.
Who can attend YIRA conferences?
Yale Model United Nations and its counterparts abroad are conferences for high-school students. SECSY is YIRA's conference at Yale for college delegates, and MUNTY is the team that competes at other universities' conferences. YIRLI is a residential summer program at Yale for high-school students.
Is financial aid available?
Yes, and it is administered in two separate places. Each conference runs aid for its own delegates: at YMUN that is a distinct application with its own deadline, alongside fee waivers and travel scholarships, so check that conference's fees and financial aid page. Separately, every Yale student on university financial aid is eligible for comparable YIRA assistance to staff a program, including the cost of business attire. That application is on the Finances page, and it is strictly confidential.
Who can submit to the Yale Review of International Studies?
General online and print submissions are open to undergraduates anywhere. Two issues are narrower: the Acheson Prize issue is for Yale undergraduates, and the Global issue takes submissions only from students at universities outside the United States. Online pieces run 500 to 2,500 words and print papers 2,000 to 8,000.
How is YIRA funded?
YIRA is a nonprofit incorporated as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3), funded through conference registration and sponsorship. Sponsorship inquiries go to the treasurer!