Columbia World Projects (CWP) is excited to welcome rising juniors and seniors committed to using their talents to help solve complex social problems to apply for the Social Impact Fellowship. Students at Columbia College, School of General Studies, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Barnard College are eligible to apply.
In its second year, the Social Impact Fellowship offers a series of education and training opportunities to help realize what Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger calls the university’s “Fourth Purpose” – advancing human welfare and confronting the great challenges of our time.
The program begins July 2023 with a fully funded, five-week summer session designed to provide students with an opportunity to deepen their knowledge, and build new skills and capacities to pursue social impact initiatives and careers. The summer session is a competitively paid opportunity that will run from July to August at The Forum on Columbia University’s Manhattanville campus. At the conclusion of the summer session, students will remain engaged with CWP throughout the academic year to receive mentorship, meet thought leaders and social impact innovators, and gain insight into the work of CWP.
Inspired by the Obama Foundation Scholars Program, which has welcomed 58 rising leaders from 47 countries around the world to Columbia’s campus since 2018, the Social Impact Fellowship for undergraduate students expands CWP’s commitment to educating and training the next generation of leaders.
Applications for the 2023-2024 program will be accepted until Monday, March 27 at 11:59 pm ET.
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About Columbia World Projects
Columbia World Projects is a university-wide initiative established in 2017 to forge a closer and more useful connection between Columbia University’s vast research capabilities and the needs of the world. CWP mobilizes researchers and scholars to work with governments, organizations, businesses, and communities to tackle global challenges.