When you’re looking at schools as an undergraduate, there are books websites, and guidance counselors to help you choose the right “fit” for you. Large or small, urban or rural, there are a bevy of resources to help you navigate what these features will mean in terms of your education and extracurricular activities. As a…
Are you a returned Peace Corps volunteer?
Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) will waive the application fee for returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCV) who apply for entry in fall 2013. This trial arrangement will reinforce a long history of synergy between two longstanding institutions of international affairs: Over the years, many remarkable Americans who began careers of global…
Office hours
The SIPA Office of Admissions & Financial Aid will be closed tomorrow (November 21) at 1pm. We’ll be out celebrating Thanksgiving with our friends and family. Our office will reopen on Monday, November 26th at 9am.
Financing your education at SIPA – Part 6
In our previous blog entry about student loan repayment, we discussed the initial decision to borrow, the types of loans available to SIPA students, and the resources to keep track of when your loan payments come due and to whom you will make payments. Now let’s look at how to determine monthly payments and some…
Financing your education at SIPA – Part 5
Student Loan Repayment While SIPA does make funding available through various scholarships and assistantships, approximately 40 percent of our students also use student loans as part of their financing strategy. If you borrowed student loans as an undergraduate, you may already be familiar with the obligation of repaying your loans. Just like a mortgage, a…
Office Working Remotely
Please note, due to COVID-19, the SIPA Admissions and Financial Aid office are working remotely starting March 16, 2020, until further notice.
We will continue to respond to emails as promptly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Important Dates
October 15, 2020: MIA/MPA/MPA-DP Spring Application Deadline
November 1, 2020: MIA/MPA/MPA-DP Fall Application Early Action Deadline
November 3, 2020: U.S. Election Day
January 5, 2021: MIA/MPA/MPA-DP Fall Fellowship Consideration Deadline
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