Upcoming Fellowship and Award Opportunities
Please return to this page regularly for updated deadlines and application information.
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Grants
Application deadline: December 1, 2023
Eligibility: PhD candidates working on their dissertation and who have conducted social policy research
Boren Fellowships
Application deadline: January 25, 2024 at 5:00 pm ET. There is no campus review process for Boren applications. Please submit directly to Boren by the posted deadline.
Eligibility: MA and PhD candidates who are studying less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to US interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East
Center for Engagement Scholarship (CES) Dissertation Fellowships
Application deadline: December 16, 2023
Eligibility: PhD candidates in the social sciences who are writing their dissertations
Chateaubriand Fellowship
Application deadline: January 19, 2024
Eligibility: PhD candidates in STEM, humanities, and social sciences disciplines who plan to conduct dissertation research in France for four to nine months
Congressional Research Grants
Application deadline: Applications are accepted throughout the year
Eligibility: Students with a serious interest in studying Congress; a significant portion of the funds is awarded for PhD dissertation research
CPRIT TRIUMPH Postdoctoral Fellowship
There will be four annual application cycle deadlines for 2023: March 31, 2023; June 30, 2023; September 30, 2023; and December 31, 2023.
Eligibility: PhD candidates interested in cancer research who will have completed the degree by the start of the program and who have published at least one first-author paper in a top-tier journal
Data Science Fellowships (The Data Incubator)
Application deadline: multiple deadlines throughout year; for upcoming program deadlines, please check the Data Incubator website
Eligibility: MA and PhD candidates who are within one year of graduating
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowships
Application deadline: January 17, 2024 at 5:00 pm CST
Eligibility: First-year PhD candidates in the physical, computer, mathematical, or life sciences
Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
Application deadline: January 10, 2024 at 5:00 pm CST
Eligibility: PhD students working in areas of interest to stewardship science, such as properties of materials under extreme conditions and hydrodynamics, nuclear science, or high-energy density physics
DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
Application deadline: May, 2024
Eligibility: PhD candidates in physics, chemistry, material sciences, biology (non-medical), mathematics, engineering, or computer or computational sciences who are at work on the dissertation
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships
Columbia internal application deadline: TBD, usually mid-December. GSAS will send the application by email to eligible students when it becomes available in late November.
Eligibility: Continuing MA and PhD candidates who are US citizens in all fields of study
Eisenhower/Roberts Graduate Fellowship Program
Columbia internal application deadline: Friday, March 08, 2024; write to [email protected] for more information
Eligibility: PhD candidates researching the role of government in a free society, citizen public service, public policy, and on improved understanding of America’s role in world affairs
Ford Foundation Fellowships
Application deadline: December 12, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET (dissertation and postdoctoral); December 12, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET (predoctoral)
Eligibility: PhD candidates in the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences who are planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship—Summer
Application deadline: February 1, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET for all world areas
Eligibility: MA and PhD students whose program combines modern foreign language training with international or area studies
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship—Academic Year
Application deadline: February 1, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET for all world areas
Eligibility: MA and PhD students whose program combines modern foreign language training with international or area studies
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship
Columbia internal application deadline: Monday, April 24; write to Sandra Peters at [email protected] for more information
Eligibility: Post-MPhil doctoral students who are conducting research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies* (Please see additional notes at the bottom of this page.)
Graduate Women in Science Fellowships
Application deadline: January 8, 2024 at 5:00 pm ET
Eligibility: Self-identified women who are PhD or MA candidates in STEM fields
GSAS International Travel Fellowships
Application deadline: March 1, 2024, please visit the International Travel Fellowships page for more information
Eligibility: PhD students who have completed all MPhil requirements and passed the prospectus defense, and for whom international travel is necessary for the competition of the dissertation
Harriman Curriculum Development Grant
Application deadline: TBD
Eligibility: PhD candidates interested in developing new curricular offerings on Russia in the social sciences
Harriman Russian Studies Research Grant
Application deadline: TBD
Eligibility: PhD candidates conducting research in Russian studies
Interschool Fellowships at Columbia
Columbia internal deadline: TBD
Eligibility: To receive these need-based awards, which range in amount from $1,000 to $5,000, students must be enrolled in an Arts and Sciences graduate program during the 2023-2024 academic year, and must meet the requirements of the relevant fellowship. The online application will include a list of all 2023-2024 fellowships and their respective requirements
Lindt Dissertation Fellowship
Application deadline: March 1, 2024
Eligibility: PhD students in Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, or Sociology who will complete the dissertation by May 2024
Margaret McNamara Education Grants
Application deadline: January 15, 2024 for US-Canada program
Eligibility: PhD and MA candidates who self-identify as women, and who are nationals of a country on the eligibility list.
ACLS Fellowship and Grant Opportunities
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) supports individual scholars and scholarly teams around the world in their pursuit of research with the potential to advance knowledge in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
Learn more about 2023-24 competitions and deadlines.
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
Application deadline: November 3, 2023
Eligibility: PhD candidates in the natural sciences
Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering and the military services, promotes education in science and engineering disciplines relevant to the Defense mission. The DoD plans to award new three-year graduate fellowships each fiscal year (subject to the availability of funds) to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
Obama Foundation Scholars Program
Application deadline: December 12, 2023
Eligibility: Scholars who have a proven commitment to service and leadership within a community, region, or country outside the United States, coupled with a demonstrated commitment to return to these communities following their completion of the program and apply their enhanced training, skills, and connections on a long-term basis for the benefit of these communities
Sakıp Sabancı Center Summer Fellowships
Summer fellowship application deadline: 2024 TBD
Eligibility: Humanities and Social Science PhD students in years one through six who will conduct no less than one month of library, archival, or collection research in Turkey during the summer
Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies Dissertation Fellowship
2024-25 application deadline: TBD
Eligibility: PhD candidates with dissertation projects in any field of Turkish Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences who are in the sixth or seventh year of their program
Summer Funding Opportunities
Application deadlines: February through April 2023
Summer Language Fellowship for International Students
Application deadline: March 1, 2024, please visit the Summer Language Fellowship page for more information
Eligibility: International PhD students in the humanities and social sciences who need to study a foreign language abroad during the summer
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Fellowships (Academic Year) and Grants (Summer)
Application deadline: March 8, 2024
Eligibility: MA and PhD students whose research is focused on East or Southeast Asia
Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships
Application deadline: December 1, 2023
Eligibility: PhD candidates in years one through three of a humanities or social sciences program whose work relates to one of the foundation's four themes: Human Rights and Dignity; Responsible Citizenship; Canada and the World; or People and their Natural Environment
Zuckerman Dissertation Fellowship
Application deadline: March 1, 2024
Eligibility: PhD students in History, Philosophy, or Sociology who will complete the dissertation by May 2024