FINANCIAL AID
A comprehensive program of financial aid, including fellowships and appointments in teaching, is available to Ph.D. students. All Ph.D. students admitted to the program receive full funding, which includes the prevailing stipend and appropriate tuition and health fees through the fifth year, provided that they remain in good academic standing.
Students should explore all possible channels for additional financial assistance. For further information, consult the Financial Aid Office of the Graduate School located in 107 Low Library.
CONFERENCES
Students are encouraged to present papers at national and international conferences as they are completing their dissertations. However, it is the opinion of the Department that you should not present at conferences too early in your career and that conference presentations should be focused on your dissertation research. Conferences can be extremely time-consuming (and expensive!) and the time and energy may be better spent furthering your dissertation research.
The Department and the Graduate School have very limited funding to help students defray the cost of travel to conferences. Applications should be submitted before any travel to the Director of Graduate Studies according to the following guidelines:
1) There is a limit of one travel award per academic year, and a maximum of two awards during a student's career at Columbia.
2) Applications submitted to the director of graduate studies must contain the following information:
- A description of the conference
- A copy of the invitation to participate or the relevant page in the conference program (if the invitation and program are not available by the time of application, this information should be submitted at a later date).
- the paper proposal
- a budget
Deadlines for the applications are the following:
- October 1 for conferences held between November and February
- February1 for conferences held between March and June
- May 1 for conferences held between July and October
3) A committee made up of the department's chair, the DGS and another member of the faculty will review all applications and will inform students within a month after the deadlines.
4) Students can obtain matching funds from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (see GSAS website). The application is separate.
5) Students whose application has been approved will submit their receipts to the Department’s Financial Assistant Meritza Moss for reimbursement.
POST-MPHIL RESEARCH SPACES
Carrel space available to graduate students in Butler Library is extremely limited; hence, only students who are in need of using library resources and who are sure that their work habits will adapt effectively to the carrel situation should consider applying. The GSAS has provided a basic set of requirements for awarding carrels, and has further requested that departments develop criteria for assigning them on a yearly basis.
The GSAS guidelines are as follows:
- students must have earned the M.Phil.
- the department must support the students' application students must be within six years of first date of registration in the Ph.D. program, and must have submitted an approved academic progress form to the GSAS during the current academic year through SSOL
- students must claim carrel space granted to them on the 7th and 8th floor of Butler Library. The space will be reassigned to another student if unclaimed after a month.
- Students who meet the above criteria and who wish to apply for a carrel assignment must write a brief proposal to the DGS detailing the work to be accomplished during the year and the reasons for needing carrel space. Priority will be given to students who will have a Dissertation Writing Fellowship (DWF) during the year of award.
RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH AT COLUMBIA
Many resources are available to graduate students to help in research, teaching, and professional development skills. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Teaching Center offers orientations and workshops regularly on fellowship applications, grant proposals, and teaching portfolios.
Early in the fall semester, Butler library offers orientations on research at Columbia and navigating the numerous databases available to Columbia students.
PLACEMENT
The Office of Academic Placement and Career Services is responsible for maintaining and sending out dossiers of candidates seeking jobs at other institutions. The dossier service is available online. It is a good idea to set up your dossier as early as possible in the academic year. Most colleges and universities begin as early as October or November to consider candidates for positions available for the following year. The MLA job list is available online. The job list usually comes online early October for jobs beginning the following fall. Please ask the Departmental Administrator or the Graduate Coordinator for the password. Job openings are also posted on the office bulletin boards.
You will find more information about placement here.
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
The Departmental Administrator, Isabelle Chagnon is available for help in solving problems, which may come up about University or Department regulations or a student's dealings with other campus offices.
Please consult with the Graduate Coordinator, Benita Dace for all questions related to graduate records, scheduling of exams and defenses, deadlines for applying for graduation, etc.
Financial Assistant, Meritza Moss can help you with reimbursements for travel to conferences.
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