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Category: Financing your Degree

Previously called: Paying for SIPA

Financing your Degree

Beware of student loan scams

April 27, 2020 Columbia SIPA

From time to time, we see some bad actors preying on confusion or spreading misinformation to try to coax student…

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Financing your Degree

Upcoming Fellowship Opportunities, and Next Steps for Admits

March 31, 2020 Columbia SIPA

The SIPA Financial Aid Office maintains a database of external funding opportunities, and we wanted to alert students to some…

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Academics/Financing your Degree

How to Choose a Graduate School

March 12, 2020 Stuart Caudill

So now that you’ve submitted your graduate school applications, it’s time to start thinking seriously about choosing a school (after…

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Financing your Degree

Upcoming scholarship opportunities for March – April 2020

February 21, 2020 Columbia SIPA

The SIPA Financial Aid Office maintains a database of external funding opportunities, and we wanted to alert students to some…

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Financing your Degree

Upcoming scholarship opportunities for February 2020

February 10, 2020 Columbia SIPA

The SIPA Financial Aid Office maintains a database of external funding opportunities, and we wanted to alert students to some…

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Financing your Degree

Four things you should know about the FAFSA

January 10, 2020 Columbia SIPA

As graduate school deadlines continue to pass and come up, don’t forget to continue planning on how to finance your…

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Financing your Degree

Upcoming external funding opportunities

January 8, 2020 Columbia SIPA

The SIPA Financial Aid Office maintains a database of external funding opportunities, and we wanted to alert students to some…

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Financing your Degree/Meet the SIPA Community

SIPA alumni on Forbes 30 Under 30; new Columbia Displaced Student Scholarship

December 4, 2019July 31, 2020 Emily Tao

The U.S. celebrated Thanksgiving last week, and wherever you are, I hope you were able to spend some time with…

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Financing your Degree

Upcoming scholarships and deadlines

November 8, 2019 Emily Tao

The SIPA Financial Aid Office maintains a database of external funding opportunities, and we wanted to alert students to some…

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Admissions/Financing your Degree

Upcoming deadlines for external scholarships, and graduate fairs

October 11, 2019 Emily Tao

Scholarship Opportunities The SIPA Financial Aid Office maintains a database of external funding opportunities, and we wanted to alert students…

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Office Working Remotely

Due to COVID-19, the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid are working remotely until further notice.

We will continue to respond to emails as promptly as possible and thank you for your patience.

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Important Dates

January 18, 2021: University Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

FEBRUARY: MIA, MPA, MPA-DP Final Application Deadline

APRIL 28: SIPA Graduation

APRIL 30: Columbia University Commencement

Recent Posts

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This blog is about SIPA's two-year full-time MIA and MPA degree programs, which are the largest of all our programs. For information on our specialized, boutique programs, including the one-year MPA programs, Executive MPA program, and PhD program in Sustainable Development, please click here.

 

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