Levels: Bachelor, Master, PhD
Tuition: Full coverage
Duration max: 99  months

The United Nations (UN) estimates that more than 82 million people are currently living as refugees or asylum-seekers, or have been internally displaced due to wars and natural calamity – the largest such population in human history. A significant number of these individuals have had their education interrupted, severely impacting their potential for future success. The Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students (CUSDS) is an effort to combat this unprecedented humanitarian and economic loss by providing displaced students with the opportunity to pursue higher education at Columbia University, one of the leading educational institutions in the world.

The Scholarship supports displaced students from anywhere in the world who are unable to complete their higher education. These students will receive up to full tuition, housing, and living assistance while pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees across all 19 Columbia schools and affiliates, reflecting Columbia’s full institutional commitment to addressing this global crisis. As the first-ever Columbia-wide scholarship, and the world's first scholarship of its kind, this program will commit up to $6 million in support, per cohort, for up to 30 students each year. Mentoring and support will be provided by the Scholarship, as well as by schools and student groups at Columbia.

The Scholarship aims to shift the global dialogue surrounding displaced persons, from one that views them as a burden to one that recognizes them as vital contributors to global innovation and prosperity. Currently, there is no initiative like this at any university in the world, despite the obvious desire for education on the part of these displaced student populations. The Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students aims to be a leader in filling this pressing humanitarian need and will hopefully encourage other universities to follow suit.

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Antarctica
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Azerbaijan
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Armenia
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • Belize
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Solomon Islands
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Myanmar
  • Burundi
  • Belarus
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Sri Lanka
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Taiwan
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos Islands
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Mayotte
  • Congo
  • Congo
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Benin
  • Denmark
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • Eland Islands
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Djibouti
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Gambia
  • Palestine
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Kiribati
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Vatican
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • North Korea
  • South Korea
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Latvia
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Midway Islands
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Oman
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Curacao
  • Aruba
  • Sint-Maarten
  • Bonaire, Sint-Estatius and Saba
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • Norway
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Marshall Islands
  • Palau
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Timor-Leste
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Reunion
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Anguilla
  • Saint Lucia
  • St. Maarten
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Vietnam
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
  • Spain
  • Southern Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Western Sahara
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • North Macedonia
  • Egypt
  • United Kingdom
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Isle of Man
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • United States
  • Virgin Islands, U.S.
  • Burkina Faso
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Samoa
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • South Ossetia
  • Kosovo
  • Vanuatu
  • Aland Islands
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Deadline: n/a

Comments: no info

  • AuPair
  • Environmental Systems Analysis
  • Animation
  • Anthropology
  • Astronomy
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical & Marine Engineering
  • Business
  • Business & Technology
  • Bio & Biomedical Engineering
  • Biology
  • Biomedicine
  • Accounting
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Military Science
  • Environmental Impacts & Human Health
  • Gender Studies
  • Geography
  • Geo-information
  • Hydrology & Water Management
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Public Administration
  • Civil & Private Law
  • Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction
  • Humanities
  • Design
  • European Law
  • Natural Sciences
  • Journalism and Mass Communications
  • Public Health
  • Language, Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Engineering & Technology
  • Engineering Physics
  • Engineering & Business
  • Information Science
  • Art
  • Art & Art History
  • Film and Theatre Studies
  • History
  • Climate Studies & Meteorology
  • Computer Science & IT
  • Marketing studies
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Human Medicine
  • International Law
  • Management
  • Fashion, Textiles and Luxury goods
  • Music
  • Life Sciences, Medicine & Health
  • Earth Sciences
  • Education
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Behavioral Science
  • Political Science & International Relations
  • Soil Science & Soil Ecology
  • Law
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Applied Sciences & Professions
  • Psychology
  • Public Law
  • Development & Social Policy and Planning
  • Materials Engineering
  • Religious Studies and Theology
  • Communications
  • Agriculture, Forestry, Animal & Related Sciences
  • Family and Consumer Science
  • Nursing
  • Social Work
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Sport
  • Internship + English
  • Dentistry
  • Criminal Law and Criminology
  • Business Administration
  • Management & Organisation
  • Human Resource Management
  • Project Management
  • Supply Chain Management & Logistics
  • Sustainable Management, Policy & Governance
  • Pharmacy
  • Physics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Philosophy
  • Finance
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation
  • Econometrics
  • Economics
  • Environmental Economics
  • Electronics & Embedded Technology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Engineering
  • Ethnic Studies

Depending on the school and degree program, the scholarship may cover up to full tuition, plus student’s housing and living expenses, for the number of terms necessary to complete the student’s degree.

This scholarship program is for foreign nationals with refugee status living anywhere in the world, or who have received US asylum or submitted a US asylum application, are in the US under Temporary Protected Status, or are Internally Displaced Persons. There are no age restrictions on the scholarship.

Universities: