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The best way to email our office

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Friday, January 16th, 2015

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The fellowship deadline has past, and we’re working hard on assembling your application materials and reviewing completed applications. We can hardly wait to welcome the first members of the Class of 2017 to SIPA!

Before we can send out that first batch of decision letters, we have to ensure that your applications are complete. If you recall our recent post about application statuses, it takes a little legwork to get everyone organized. Thus, we’ve been receiving a large volume of email inquiries about submitted applications. To ensure we respond to your message in a timely fashion, we’re requesting that you email us with a subject line that clearly identifies the specific component of your application that you’re inquiring about. For example, instead of sending us a message with Question or Application in the subject line, please send a message with My GRE scores or TOEFL Waiver Request for Reference No. 0555123456. By being direct with your subject line, you’ll help us triage your request faster so we can get you a response that much sooner.

Additionally, all emails should include your full, legal name and nine-digit application number. (There are a lot of Michaels, Jessicas and Yues out there!)

And don’t forget to review our recent blog posts before emailing or calling us. The Admissions Blog is truly chalk-full of valuable information! You may find these posts especially helpful:

For those still eager to apply, these posts should get you on the right track:

Don’t forget: our final application deadline is February 5, 2015. You can apply here!

Categories : Admissions, SIPA

Our ‘Seeple’ did some amazing things last year

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Friday, January 9th, 2015

Two-thousand fourteen was an extraordinary year, and we can hardly wait to see what 2015 has in store for us. SIPA students, faculty and alumni are flourishing and are accomplishing so many great things across the globe. Last year, SIPA welcomed some notable people to campus, our students explored climate issues abroad, and our staff and alumni even found themselves in the pages and on the teleprompters of the country’s leading media outlets.

The New Year may be in full swing, but we don’t want to forget about our accomplishments last year. So as you put away the twinkle lights, make lists for this year’s resolutions, and dream about tomorrow (and possibly a future at SIPA), we thought we’d share some of our favorite “Seeple” (SIPA people) moments with you.

Here’s a look at some of our favorite moments from 2014:

Categories : News, SIPA

Tags : alumni, student

Here are a few scholarships worth applying to

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Thursday, January 8th, 2015

With the New Year there are new scholarships (along with their looming deadlines). Many SIPA students receive aid from outside sources, such as their employers, philanthropic groups, or agencies in their own countries. However, those aren’t the only sources of funding. There are thousands of organizations out there that want to assist students with their education in public policy and international affairs. Below are a few outside scholarships for SIPA applicants that were hand-selected by our Office of Financial Aid.

Categories : Paying for SIPA

Tags : Armenian-American Citizens’ League Educational and Scholarship Fund, Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, Donald Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship, fellowship, Jewish Federation of North America FEREP Graduate Scholarship Program, Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Scholarship, Pi Gamma Mu Scholarships, Pride Foundation Scholarships, scholarship, Stanley M. Schoenfeld Memorial Scholarship, Walter S. Barr Fellowships

Interested in a career as a U.S. diplomat?

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Tuesday, January 6th, 2015

***FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT***

The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program awards fellowships toward tuition, room, board, books and mandatory fees for completion of a two-year master’s degree. (In 2015 the Rangel Program plans to award 30 fellowships of up to $35,000 annually.) The Fellowship welcomes applications from individuals who want to make a difference in the world through service as Foreign Service Officers in the U.S. Department of State.

Categories : Paying for SIPA

Tags : Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, fellowship, Rangel Fellow, Rangel Program

January 5 Deadline Reminder

Posted by Columbia SIPA

· Monday, January 5th, 2015

Cartoon by Doug Savage

Just a friendly reminder that the MIA/MPA applications are due today, January 5, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Please submit your completed application by tonight if you want to be considered for SIPA’s merit-based fellowships. (The final application deadlines—without fellowships consideration—is February 5, 2015.)

If you have some questions regarding your application, please review last week’s blog post, where our admissions staff answered some of your most urgent questions.

Unsure of when the deadline is in your part of the world? This chart may help:

New York, New York	January 5, 2015	11:59 PM
Los Angeles, California	January 5, 2015	8:59 PM
Mexico City, Mexico	January 5, 2015	10:59 PM
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	January 6, 2015	2:59 AM
London, England	January 6, 2015	4:59 AM
Madrid, Spain	January 6, 2015	5:59 AM
Beijing, China	January 6, 2015	12:59 PM
Tokyo, Japan	January 6, 2015	1:59 PM

Good luck everyone!

Categories : Admissions, Application Tips

Tags : admissions questions, Announcement, application tips, deadline

"The most global public policy school, where an international community of students and faculty address world challenges."

—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs