Each year, the program selects 16 World Fellows to reside at Yale for the fall semester to study, share their knowledge, and expand their networks.

The World Fellows program is located in Horchow Hall, within the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, on Hillhouse Avenue.

Sky oversaw the transition of the program to the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs,[6] and in 2016 secured a $16 million contribution from the Starr Foundation and Maurice R.

[8] World Fellows "receive individual and group coaching and skills development training."

World Fellows also host a weekly salon to which they invite Yale faculty and other guests for off-the-record conversations.