Research and Fellowships
Columbia undergraduates and alumni seeking to explore and apply for internal, national and international fellowships and research opportunities are encouraged to work with advisors from Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (URF).
To learn more about funded summer and postgraduate opportunities, students are invited to:
join information sessions and workshops led by URF advisers
attend meetings featuring renowned foundations and universities from around the world
meet individually with a URF advisor to discuss opportunities that align with their unique intellectual, personal, and professional interests
seek advising and feedback at any stage of the fellowship application or research proposal process
URF celebrates research with events such as the Undergraduate Research Symposium, just as it seeks to grow the Columbia fellowship community through near peer and alumni networking events. From Columbia sponsored opportunities such as the Laidlaw Undergraduate Research and Leadership Scholars Program, the Comer Climate Research Fellowship, and the Humanities Research Scholars Program to national and international competitions such as the Goldwater, Truman, Knight-Hennessy, and Rhodes Scholarships, URF supports students who seek to pursue research and fellowship opportunities at Columbia and beyond its gates.
Highlights from 2023-2024
Fulbright Scholars
Columbia was named a top-producing institution for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, with 28 awardees in 2023–24.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Two Columbians will pursue graduate degrees at Stanford University as Knight-Hennessy Scholars.
Rhodes Scholar
Mrinalini Sisodia Wadhwa CC’24 was named a U.S. Rhodes Scholar.
Goldwater Scholars
Five Columbians received Goldwater Scholarships, the preeminent undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
This year, Columbia undergraduates and alumni were named recipients of prestigious fellowships in the UK and Ireland, including the Churchill Scholarship, the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship, the Truman Scholarship and more.