Yale University, based in New Haven, CT offers a fully funded PhD in Islamic Studies. The Yale University Ph. D. Program in Islamic Studies is devoted to comprehensive research on the religion of Islam and to training superior students for academic careers in that field. Students in Islamic Studies are expected to develop both a comprehensive knowledge of Islamic intellectual history and religious thought, as well as mastery of a field of specialization and the requisite tools for critical scholarship on Islam. Students accepted into the program are offered full scholarships along with a multi-year stipend.