Columbia University – HBCU Fellowship Program – School of Professional Studies

Our Mission:

The mission of the Columbia HBCU Fellowship Program is to prepare talented, high-performing
HBCU graduates to lead, innovate, drive community impact, and advance their professional
industries through program engagement, mentorship, and career development opportunities.

Eligible Master’s:

• Actuarial Science
• Applied Analytics
• Bioethics
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Human Capital Management
• Information and Knowledge Strategy
• Narrative Medicine
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

• Nonprofit Management
• Political Analytics
• Project Management
• Sports Management
• Strategic Communication
• Sustainability Management
• Sustainability Science
• Technology Management

Program Benefits:

• Full tuition
• On-campus housing
• Community engagement
and programming

• Stipend
• Access to 310,000+ member
global Columbia alumni network

Application Deadlines:

Master of Science (M.S.)
January 7, 2026

HBCU Fellowship Program
January 7, 2026

Application Requirements:

Qualifications
To be eligible, students must meet the following qualifications:
• Current HBCU senior or recent
graduate (2024 or later)
• Applying to SPS full-time, on-campus, M.S. program

HBCU Fellowship
Program Application
• Essay responses
• Video essay
• Letter of support
• Resume

Learn more here.

Contact
hbcu-fellowship@sps.columbia.edu