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Columbia Global Centers, Columbia University in the City of New York
Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students (CUSDS)
Verified by UNHCRAbout this scholarship
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.
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.
Started in 2016 by the Columbia Business School’s Tamer Center for Social Enterprise, and now administered by the Columbia Global Centers, the Scholarship supports displaced students from anywhere in the world who are unable to complete their higher education.
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Who can apply?
Who is this opportunity for?All refugees and asylum seekersEligible nationalitiesAll nationalitiesAge limit at the time of applicationNot specifiedEligible country of asylumAll eligible countries of asylumLanguage skills requiredDepends on the program selectedOther eligibility considerationsAlso available for Afghans on Humanitarian Parole or Special Immigrant VisasLanguage of instructionEnglishRequired status documentsRefugee certificate, Asylum seeker certificate, Complementary or temporary /protection status certificate, Humanitarian Parole or Special Immigrant Visas -
What is included?
Type of fundingFull scholarship (See provider website for more detail)Application fee?No direct charges, but the academic institution may charge separate application feesCovered in this programApplication feesTuitionBooksMonthly stipend (e.g. food allowance)HousingLocal transportation expensesHealth insuranceMentoring or psycho-social supportTravel costs to the third countrySettling in -
How can I apply?
Deadline for applicationsNo deadline -
For more details, contact the provider
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Other details about this scholarship
Types of visa granted on arrivalDepends on how student applies for visaAm I allowed to work while studying?Yes -
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