Tuition and Financial Aid
Fellowships
All applicants who apply to the Columbia Business School Doctoral Program are considered for merit-based fellowships and tuition. There is no separate financial aid application. Candidates selected for the Doctoral Program in most cases receive merit-based fellowships covering tuition and school expenses, including a stipend for living expenses.
Assistantships
Both teaching and research assistantships are available. Students are limited to two assistantships per term, and first-term students are strongly advised to carry only one assistantship.
Tuition Exemption
PhD students receive tuition exemption for up to 15 points per term. Tuition exemption is arranged for all approved coursework while the candidate is in the program.
Dissertation Research Support
Additionally, students in the Doctoral Program are encouraged to apply for dissertation research support from government agencies, private foundations and corporate industrial concerns. Research centers at Columbia Business School also provide focus for faculty and doctoral student research and may provide support for doctoral research through assistantships or direct grants.
Research Centers at the School include:
Center on Global Brand Leadership
Center on Japanese Economy and Business
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI)
Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship
Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business
Center for International Business Education Research (CIBER)
The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics
W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity and Competitiveness
