Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students 2022-2023

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 – the largest such population in human history. 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.

• Table of Content
• About Columbia University
• Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students
• Aim and Benefits of Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students
• Requirements for Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Columbia University

Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence, seven of which... continue reading

Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students

Application Deadline	Not Specified
School to study	Columbia University
Type	College School
Sponsor	Columbia University
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students

• 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.

Requirements for Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students Qualification

• Open to 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.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Columbia University on cusds.globalcenters.columbia.edu to apply

Applicants must complete and submit their online Columbia degree application BEFORE submitting the scholarship form. Once the applicant creates their online Columbia degree application, they will receive an application ID / reference number through their Columbia school’s respective application system. This Columbia application ID / reference number must be entered in the scholarship application form.

For more details,visit Columbia University website