Fellowships Program Office Mission Statement

Our office is committed to helping students apply for national and international fellowships. We provide Columbia students with the necessary resources to determine what scholarships are best suited and how study abroad experiences can be integrated with their intellectual, professional, and personal goals.  To that end, our office educates students, faculty, and staff about the opportunities available for further scholarship and research.  Our services range from ascertaining which fellowships are most appropriate given a student’s academic performance, aspirations, and values, to helping applicants on such requirements as personal statements or research proposals, to preparing candidates through mock interviews.  Our goal is to improve students’ abilities in critical thinking, analytical writing, and oral presentation.  In doing this, we give each student the necessary, personalized training to submit the most compelling application possible.  Success is not measured exclusively in winning; rather, it is measured by our scholars’ increased sophistication, acumen, and rigorousness of thought developed through the process.

We encourage faculty to refer to our office students whom they feel would particularly benefit from fellowships. We are also happy to come and speak about relevant fellowships at departmental meetings of faculty and/or majors. We work with faculty on answering any questions they might have about writing letters of recommendation for competitive fellowships as well.

For further information and to view the list of fellowships please visit the Fellowships Web site.