Fully Funded Columbia University 2022 Scholarship for displaced Students Worldwide

About the Scholarship the Columbia University Full Scholarship

The United Nations (UN) estimates that more than 82 million people are currently living as refugees or asylum-seekers, or have been internally displaced due to wars and natural calamity hence the need for the Columbia University Full Scholarship

A significant number of these individuals have had their education interrupted, severely impacting their potential for future success.

The Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students (CUSDS) is an effort to combat this unprecedented humanitarian and economic loss by providing displaced students with the opportunity to pursue higher education at Columbia University, one of the leading educational institutions in the world.

The Scholarship supports displaced students from anywhere in the world who are unable to complete their higher education.

These students will receive up to full tuition, housing, and living assistance while pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees across all 19 Columbia schools and affiliates, reflecting Columbia’s full institutional commitment to addressing this global crisis.

As the first-ever Columbia-wide scholarship, and the world’s first scholarship of its kind, this program will commit up to $6 million in support, per cohort, for up to 30 students each year. Mentoring and support will be provided by the Scholarship, as well as by schools and student groups at Columbia.

The Scholarship aims to shift the global dialogue surrounding displaced persons, from one that views them as a burden to one that recognizes them as vital contributors to global innovation and prosperity.

Currently, there is no initiative like this at any university in the world, despite the obvious desire for education on the part of these displaced student populations.

The Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students aims to be a leader in filling this pressing humanitarian need and will hopefully encourage other universities to follow suit.

Eligibility

This scholarship program is for foreign nationals who: have refugee status living anywhere in the world; have received US asylum or submitted a US asylum application; are in the US under Temporary Protected Status; are Internally Displaced Persons.

Displaced Afghan students on Humanitarian Parole or with Special Immigrant Visas are also now eligible for the Scholarship. US permanent residents (green card holders, citizens, etc.) are not eligible for the scholarship. There are no age restrictions on the scholarship.

Scholarship Benefits

Depending on the school and degree program, the scholarship may cover up to full tuition, plus the student’s housing and living expenses, for the number of terms necessary to complete the respective degree.

Application Process

Applicants must apply to and be accepted by one of the degree programs listed below to be eligible for the scholarship. (The application requirements and criteria for scholarship applicants are the same as for normal admissions, and students cannot receive the scholarship if they are not accepted to a Columbia degree program.)

Each school and degree program maintains their own acceptance requirements and specific application deadlines. A full list of eligible degree programs and their respective scholarship deadlines can be found below.

Only degree programs listed below are eligible for the scholarship. Students will only be eligible for the scholarship if they are admitted to the degree program for which they have applied. Students will be informed regarding the scholarship only after degree admissions decisions are made.

This is a competitive scholarship with limited awards per school, so students may be accepted to their degree program and not receive funding through the scholarship. Acceptance to an academic program does not guarantee funding, through the scholarship or otherwise.

Participating Schools with Undergraduate Degree Programs

Columbia College

School of Engineering and Applied Science

School of General Studies

Barnard College

Participating Schools with Graduate Degree Programs

College of Dental Medicine

College of Physicians and Surgeons

Columbia Business School

Columbia Journalism School

Columbia Law School

Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

School of Engineering and Applied Science

School of International and Public Affairs

School of Nursing

School of Professional Studies

School of Public Health

School of Social Work

School of the Arts

Teachers College

For more  Visit Global Centres Columbia Education 

For Application visit CUSDS

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