This fellowship supports students in the International and Comparative Education Program to travel internationally with a research focus on the education of orphans, street children, child laborers, or other marginalized children. Students are expected to work with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) overseas during the summer for at least six weeks.
The Arthur Zankel Urban Fellowship is a financial aid award in the amount of $11,000 per academic year for Teachers College students to work with disadvantaged inner-city youth. The Zankel Fellowship is made possible by a gift from the estate of Arthur Zankel, who was an esteemed trustee of Teachers College. The Zankel Urban Fellows carry on Mr. Zankel's legacy of passion for education by contributing their expertise to programs serving disadvantaged inner-city youth.
Due to travel restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, AC4 has restructured its Graduate Student Fellowship to adapt to the current situation. Providing funding for the innovative and interdisciplinary research projects on peace, conflict, and sustainability is one of the real highlights of our work at AC4, and we are pleased to be able to continue to offer this support to graduate students across Columbia University.
The ISHR Human Rights Research Fellowship provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable research experience, while supporting the work of Columbia faculty conducting human rights-related research. Students who receive the Fellowship are expected to complete approximately 80-120 hours of research assistance during the academic year. The research opportunities selected for each academic year are circulated to students in the Fall semester. ISHR will award one stipend per research opportunity in the amount of $1,500. Priority will be given to HRSMA and UHRP students.
Teachers College continues its tradition of supporting student* research through the Dean’s Grant for Student Research. Awards of up to $2,000 will be made to students who submit the strongest proposals for research that has educational implications for the field and for the academic program at Teachers College. The number of grants given is dependent upon annual funding. In past years, between five and eight grants have been awarded.
The Student Research in Diversity Grant (SRD) supports student research projects related to diversity in research, teaching, learning, or community building. Diversity in the context of this award program is broadly defined and includes the exploration of multiple perspectives involving, for example, culture(s), language(s), race-ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
The DCI Grant provides financial support for projects, programs, and events that benefit the entire TC community with the goal of supporting new and innovative ideas. As such, the Grant funds interactive, inter-group communication, as well as collaborative and educational activities with an emphasis on community and/or diversity. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to secure funding for your virtual-event at TC for the spring 2021 semester.
The Teachers College Student Leadership Grant (TCSLG) recognizes and encourages outstanding student leadership. The TCSLG is awarded based on the recipient’s demonstrated ability to lead change in the TC community for the common good. The grant seeks applicants that have demonstrated exemplary leadership with the following characteristics: civility, social justice, character and service.
The Human Rights Essay Contest aims to encourage and acknowledge students who have written exceptional academic papers that address issues related to human rights.
Cash prizes will be awarded to two graduate students and two undergraduate students currently enrolled at Columbia University. Contest winners, along with other selected participants, will be invited to present their papers at ISHR's annual end of year Research Poster Session. Students also have the opportunity to serve on the Student Review Committee that meets to discuss the submissions and nominate the finalists. The four winners are then selected by a Faculty Review Committee.
The Morton T. Embree Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning recognizes the outstanding performance of Course Assistants and Teaching Assistants who have made distinguished contributions to the Teachers College community. Students and instructors are invited to nominate appointed Course or Teaching Assistants for courses in which they are enrolled or which they are teaching. The Morton T. Embree Award is granted twice per year for respective courses in the Fall and Spring terms.