Does Columbia provide funding for research?
Yes. In many instances professors can offer undergraduates slots as paid research assistants. Columbia’s SURF program provides funding for students over the summer if they wish to pursue research in biological and biomedical sciences.
Moreover, the Fellowships Office works with students to attain various fellowships and grants that can be used for research on- and off-campus. Visit our Research page to learn more about opportunities for undergraduate research.
How available are research opportunities?
Since Columbia is a major research institution distinguished across a wide variety of fields and subfields, research opportunities are plentiful for students who wish to begin research immediately.
Please review our Research page for some special programs for research at Columbia, a sampling of some student work and an introduction to Columbia’s more than 200 different research institutes.