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Category: Financing your Degree

Previously called: Paying for SIPA

Financing your Degree

Yellow Ribbon Program Scholarship is open

May 16, 2016 Columbia SIPA

SIPA is pleased to announce the availability of the Yellow Ribbon Program Scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year. SIPA is…

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Financing your Degree/Student Life

A Seeple’s take on managing a student budget

April 11, 2016 Adriana Popa

Being a student generally means you’re poor. Or you feel poor. There, I’ve said it! Now, that’s not necessarily the…

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Academics/Admissions/Financing your Degree

What Fall 2016 admitted students should know going forward

March 9, 2016 Kaitlyn Wells

Most of you reading this blog post received the admission decision you were hoping to get when you applied to…

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Financing your Degree

Financial resources for (mostly) MPA-DP applicants

January 27, 2016 Elaine Kubik

Part of the challenge with graduate school is finding ways to fund your education. The MPA-DP program (as well as…

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Admissions/Financing your Degree

Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program

October 25, 2010 Matt Clemons

Please share this announcement with individuals who may be interested in the Rangel Graduate Fellowship.  More information is available at…

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Admissions/Financing your Degree

SIPA’s Four Pickering Fellows Prepare for Diplomacy

October 20, 2010 Matt Clemons

Each year SIPA is proud to partner with several organizations to assist students with paying for school.  One of the…

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Admissions/Financing your Degree

International Fellows Program

October 15, 2010 Matt Clemons

When filling out your admission application to SIPA you will notice a section labeled "International Fellows Program" (IFP). Applying to…

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Admissions/Financing your Degree

Fellowship Opportunity for College Sophomores

September 27, 2010 Matt Clemons

SIPA is proud to partner with several organizations that provide scholarship funding to individuals interested in international and Public Affairs…

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Office Working Remotely

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

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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

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