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How do I apply for a Columbia University Fellowship?
All applicants to Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are
considered for University fellowship at the time of application for
admission, provided the application is complete by the stated deadline.
All continuing GSAS students must apply for renewal of their
fellowship, or for fellowship consideration if they did not receive an
award the prior year. Each individual department has procedures and
deadlines for fellowship consideration. Contact your department in
February for information concerning fellowship consideration.
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What makes up a Columbia University Fellowship Award?
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers a wide variety of
fellowships to students based on merit. These awards are made on both
an annual and multi-year basis. Fellowships often provide payment of
tuition and fees in addition to a stipend for living expenses. In the
course of the doctoral program, the fellowship can take the form of a
teaching or research appointment which provides for tuition, fees and a
salary. Often these salaries are supplemented by an additional stipend
for living expenses. All fellowship decisions for applicants and
continuing students are made by the departments. All Fellows must apply
annually for renewal of fellowships through the departments.
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How do I get a Teaching or Research Appointment?
Columbia University fellowship awards often consist of teaching or
research appointments in addition to a supplemental stipend. By
applying for fellowship in your admissions application or through your
department as a continuing student, you are also considered for
possible teaching or research appointments. There is no separate
application for these appointments. These awards are considered part of
your University fellowship.
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Fellowships from External Sources
Each Fellow is required to submit evidence of at least one effort to
obtain funding from an agency external to the University. Generally,
applications to external foundations are due early in the Fall semester
for funding the next academic year (for example, an application due in
early October 2005 would be for funding in the 2006-07 academic year).
To help with this process, the Financial Aid Office publishes "A
Selected List of Fellowships" listing a number of fellowships for which
students in various areas may be eligible. The "Selected List", as well
as examples of successful proposals, are available in 107 Low and in
the Graduate Student Lounge, 301 Philosophy Hall. Fellowship workshops
are held for many of the major competitions during the Fall semester in
the Graduate Student Lounge, 301 Philosophy.
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How do I get paid?
U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents who are recipients of fellowship
awards, which include teaching or research responsibilities, are
required to complete the financial aid forms for the federal aid
programs. Students must submit the Columbia University Application for
Loans and Work-Study and must have completed the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Copies of the federal tax return may also
be required for some students. The financial information contained in
these documents will NOT alter the amount of the fellowship award from
GSAS.
STIPENDS are processed as follows for GSAS students:
Students without Teaching Appointments
Students without teaching or research
responsibilities will receive 4 stipend checks over the academic year.
Checks are available at the start of registration in September and
January and at the start of the month in November and March.
Students with Teaching Appointments
Students who are appointed Teaching
Fellow or Research Fellow also receive 4 stipend checks as described
above which equals 2/3 of their total stipend. The remaining 1/3 of the
stipend is processed as 9 monthly checks that are sent directly to
their departments at the end of each month.
Stipend checks will be available for
students to pick up at the Cashiering area in 210 Kent Hall. Students
must be registered and are required to show a valid CUID card.
International students must have a Social Security number or need to
show a receipt of application in order to receive their stipend checks.
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Is my fellowship taxable?
According to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, all grant aid (scholarships,
fellowships) which exceeds the cost of tuition and required fees, books
and related classroom expenses is subject to U.S. income tax. Also
subject to tax are any amounts received representing payments for
teaching and research. There will be no withholding on fellowship
stipends paid to U.S. students and Permanent Residents. The
Controller's Office will withhold on amounts earned through research or
teaching appointments. W-2s will be issued for amounts earned and
withheld for research or teaching appointments only. The student is
responsible for accurately reporting stipend amounts and for making
estimated tax payments if appropriate.
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Where can I find GSAS fellowship information (Whiting, C.U. Traveling, Reid Hall, Lindt and FLAS etc.)?
You can download several fellowship applications with all the neccessary information here.
You can also browse our fellowship database here.
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