Fellowships from Outside Sources Basic Policy Major Fellowships The Fellowship Database

A number of prestigious fellowships from outside sources such as foundations and government agencies are available to students in the early years of their academic programs. These awards confer high honors upon the recipients and provide generous stipends. A few examples of external funding sources that fall under this policy are: AAUW, DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst), Delores Zohrab Liebmann Fund, FLAS, Fulbright IIE, Jacob K. Javits Program, NASA, NSEP/Boren, NSF, Soros Fellowships for New Americans, and the Wexner Foundation.

Students are encouraged to contact the GSAS Financial Aid Office in 107 Low Memorial Library for information about these and other fellowships from outside sources, including national competitions and GSAS administered competitions.

Details of three of these fellowships follow:

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships: Academic year and summer FLAS fellowships for the study of modern non-western European languages and some western European languages (the most commonly taught ones - French, Italian, German, and Spanish - are given lowest priority) are available to US citizens or permanent residents who are not native speakers of the language of application. For more information, contact the GSAS Financial Aid Office in 107 Low Memorial Library.

FLAS Fellowship stipends for the academic year are disbursed in four payments, either by paper checks, which may be picked up at 210 Kent Hall, or through direct deposit into the recipient’s bank account. Students receiving FLAS stipends who wish to use direct deposit should make arrangements through Student Financial Services (http://www.columbia.edu/sfs). FLAS stipends for the summer are disbursed in one payment. GSAS covers the tuition and health fees of M.A. students who receive a FLAS Fellowship.

Jacob Javits Fellowship Program: The program offers generous financial assistance (tuition and fees plus a stipend) to students undertaking graduate study leading to a doctoral degree or for whom the master’s degree is the highest degree in the selected field of study. Fellowships are awarded in ethnic and cultural studies, area studies, art history, foreign languages and literature, history, and other selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. For information call or write: Javits Fellowship Program, United States Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-5247, (202) 260-3574. The deadline for applications for 2006-07 was October 3, 2005. The deadline for applications for 2007-08 will be in early October 2006.