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Twenty Five Columbians Awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Grants for 2025-2026

Fulbright U.S. Student grants, annually available in 140+ countries around the world, offer funding for graduating seniors and alumni/ae to undertake independent research projects, graduate study, or English-language teaching positions

Marco Balestri, CC'22 Named Samvid Scholar

The Samvid Scholars Program provides two years of tuition funding for students in graduate schools across the United States

Harrison Zhang CC'22 Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a multidisciplinary graduate scholarship program at Stanford University

Lucas Aramburu CC’23 and Wena Teng CC’25 named Yenching Academy Scholars

Alan Chen, CC'25 Named NYC Urban Fellow

Ardaschir Arguelles CC’24 Named John & Daria Barry Scholar

Luiza Diniz Vilanova CC’24 Named 2025 U.S. Rhodes Scholar

Luiza is one of 32 Americans chosen for this prestigious scholarship each year.

Lia Silva CC’25 named Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellow

Congratulations to Lia, who has been chosen as one of 45 Pickering Fellows this year!

Kate Lampo SEAS'25 is Named a 2025 Marshall Scholar

Established in 1953 to help strengthen ties between the US and the UK, the Marshall Scholarship provides for two years of postgraduate study in the UK.

Welcome to Undergraduate Research and Fellowships! There are exciting research and fellowship opportunities available to students at every stage of the Columbia experience and beyond.

URF Advisors are committed to supporting students throughout their fellowship and research journeys. URF offers advising via appointment or virtual walk-in sessions.

Please note that URF advising and workshops are only open to current Columbia undergraduates (CC, SEAS and GS) and alumni of these undergraduate divisions.

If you are a current graduate student at Columbia, please reach out to your program's Office of Academic Affairs or Office of Student Affairs.

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