Undergraduate Research and Fellowships | Undergraduate Research and Fellowships

Columbia College Senior Wins the Rhodes Scholarship

Mrinalini Sisodia Wadhwa CC’24, has been named a 2024 U.S. Rhodes Scholar.

Ethan Fenlon CC’21 Awarded DAAD Study Scholarship

The prestigious award provides full funding for a master's degree in nearly any field at a German university.

Julia Udell CC’20 and Harrison Zhang CC’23 named Samvid Scholars

The program provides professional development support, leadership training, and mentoring in addition to two years of tuition funding

Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2023

Each year Columbia undergraduates are invited to present their research in poster format at a symposium held during the Fall semester. This year the Symposium will host over 200 students, eight of whom have shared their research here.

Spotlight on Discovery

Coleman Yorke, CC’20, named a Mitchell Scholar

Columbia alum wins prestigious Mitchell Scholarship

Adriana Liimakka SEAS’18 Awarded Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

The prestigious fellowship supports immigrants and children of immigrants in the U.S. who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture or their academic field, providing funding towards a postgraduate degree program of the recipient’s choice.

Fulbright Grants Awarded to 19 Columbia Affiliates

The program awards approximately 1,900 grants annually in all fields of study and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide.

Three Columbians Named Goldwater Scholars for 2023-2024

Gabriel Mangum Lehmann GS’24, Aiden Sagerman CC’24, and Pranay Talla CC’24 received the scholarship, which is the preeminent undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

37 Columbia Students Awarded 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) represents one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for young engineers, scientists, and social scientists, and this year’s group represents one of the largest cohorts from Columbia.

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 remain 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.

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