Funding Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

Provides up to $2,500 in support to undergraduate students for summer projects in East Asia that develop academic and/or professional expertise.  Examples of eligible projects include research or a secured, uncompensated internship. Projects involving a single East Asian country are eligible, and priority will be given to projects that cross traditional disciplinary, geographic, or temporal boundaries, as well as to applicants with a commitment to making East Asia a part of their long-term careers.

• Eligibility
  • Undergraduate students matriculated in Barnard College, Columbia College, SEAS, and the School of General Studies
  • Minimum GPA of 3.5
  • Completed at least two courses in East Asian studies before applying
• Students seeking funding for an unpaid internship may apply for the grant even if they have not yet secured an internship; however, any grant offer would be contingent upon confirmation of the internship. If arrangements with a potential organization are at an advanced stage at the time of the application deadline, students are encouraged to provide relevant documentation (email correspondence, letter from the potential host organization, etc.) with the rest of their application materials.
• Average of six to eight awards per summer
• Selection criteria include:
  • Academic excellence
  • Demonstrated commitment to East Asia, and to incorporating it in one’s long-term academic or professional career goals

Provides up to $3,000 in support to undergraduate students for summer projects in or related to East Asia that develop academic and/or professional expertise. Examples of eligible projects include research, summer language study, or a secured, uncompensated internship. Projects must have a focus on modern and contemporary US-East Asia relations.

• Eligibility
  • Undergraduate students matriculated in Barnard College, Columbia College, SEAS, and the School of General Studies
  • Minimum GPA of 3.5
  • Completed at least two courses in East Asian studies before applying
  • Available to current and continuing students only
• Students seeking funding for an unpaid internship may apply for the grant even if they have not yet secured an internship; however, any grant offer would be contingent upon confirmation of the internship. If arrangements with a potential organization are at an advanced stage at the time of the application deadline, students are encouraged to provide relevant documentation (email correspondence, letter from the potential host organization, etc.) with the rest of their application materials.
• Selection criteria include:
  • Academic excellence
  • Demonstrated commitment to East Asia, and to incorporating it in one's long-term academic or professional career goals

• Eligibility
  • Open to Columbia University undergraduate students
  • For advanced (3rd year or above or 2nd year or above for Tibetan) East Asian language study, or for beginning or intermediate study for students who have already attained the advanced level in another East Asian language
• Eligible East Asian languages:
  • Chinese (at 3rd year level or above)
  • Japanese (at 3rd year level or above)
  • Korean (at 3rd year level or above)
  • Tibetan (at 2rd year level or above)
• For a full-time course of summer language study in the United States or abroad
• Selection criteria:
  • Academic excellence
  • Commitment to the language and using it as part of long-term academic or professional career goals