School of International and Public Affairs
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For over sixty years, the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) has been dedicated to educating students about the complex forces that shape today’s world. Vital to SIPA’s education are recruiting deserving students, sustaining faculty research, and cultivating policy dialogue. As scholars, SIPA’s faculty, students and alumni work to understand the world. As practitioners, they act to change it.
$5,000
Summer Internship
Contribute to a student's professional development through one of SIPA's internships across the globe.
Experiences range from microfinance programs in Uganda to business development in Beijing to work in New York City non-profits.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$10,000
Alumni Council Initiatives
Support activities for SIPA's increasingly global alumni community.
From annual reunions to programming in any of the 155 countries where SIPA alumni live, your gift will strengthen SIPA's alumni networks and increase dialogue within a community dedicated to public-spirited service.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
Increase the average annual fellowship award that SIPA's students receive.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$25,000
Global Public Policy Network Faculty Exchange
Fund a faculty exchange between SIPA and a school in London, Paris, or Singapore for a semester.
The London School of Economics, Sciences Po in Paris, and the Lee Kuan Yew School in Singapore are Global Public Policy Network partner schools.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
Experiences range from microfinance programs in Uganda to business development in Beijing to work in New York City non-profits.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$50,000
SIPA Distinguished Leadership Award
Help SIPA recognize global and community leadership in areas such as conflict resolution and economic development.
This endowed gift funds two annual awards in critical arenas, from urban affairs to environmental policy.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$50,000
SIPA Teaching Award
Endow an annual award underscoring SIPA's commitment to outstanding teaching and distinguished faculty research.
Help SIPA showcase the important contribution faculty make in students' education.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$50,000
Team-Based Professional Education
Help fund annual team-based consultancies or workshops integral to the professional education of SIPA's students.
Focusing on urban and international issues and requiring both local and overseas travel, these programs include the MPA Workshop and the Economic and Political Development Workshop.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$150,000
Endowed Fellowship
Provide partial support for one exceptional SIPA student each academic year.
Whether dedicated to fighting poverty and homelessness in the U.S. or resolving conflict in the Middle East, SIPA's students strive to make a difference in today's world.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$250,000
Emerging Policy Issues Forum
Each year, share the current interdisciplinary research of SIPA faculty on critical social issues with a wide audience.
Endow live and virtual symposia, meetings, seminars and conferences for one of four targeted policy arenas—Urban Policy, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy, International Development, or International Trade and Finance.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$250,000
Endowed Public Service Fellowship
Decrease the pressures of early-career debt by providing partial fellowship support for one graduate student each year.
Many SIPA students pursue studies in fields in which most careers are not highly-paid, including government service, human rights advocacy, social service delivery, and development in the U.S. and abroad.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$250,000
Global Public Policy Network Student Exchanges
Help fund student exchanges between SIPA and schools in England, France, Singapore, and other countries.
The London School of Economics, Sciences Po in Paris, and the Lee Kuan Yew School in Singapore—all Global Public Policy Network partner schools—offer dual degree programs with SIPA. Research and training collaborations also take place from Lisbon and Berlin to Beijing and Mexico City.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$500,000
Alumni Outreach and Continuing Education
Launch a program of activities designed to help SIPA alumni maintain and enhance their skills over the course of their professional lives.
Designed to become self-sustaining (with dues and course fees), this program will bolster the alumni connection to the School and the University.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$500,000
Endowed Global Public Policy Network Faculty Exchanges
Fund annual faculty exchanges between SIPA and schools in London, Paris, or Singapore for a semester.
The London School of Economics, Sciences Po in Paris, and the Lee Kuan Yew School in Singapore are Global Public Policy Network partner schools.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$500,000
Endowed Team-Based Professional Education
Fund an annual team-based consultancy or workshop—integral to the professional education of SIPA's students.
Endowing one of these programs provides opportunities every year for students to travel both internationally and locally to address real-life issues while applying their SIPA skills.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$1,250,000
Endowed Global Public Policy Network Fellowships
Help underwrite three partial fellowships each year for students in SIPA's innovative international dual degree programs.
The London School of Economics, Sciences Po in Paris, and the Lee Kuan Yew School in Singapore are all Global Public Policy Network partner schools.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$1,250,000
Next Generation Global Leaders Endowed Fellowship
Fund one full fellowship each year for an exceptional student from the United States or a developing country abroad.
Eligible students are committed to careers in public service but are unable to afford a SIPA education.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$1,500,000
The Lenfest Challenge: Endowed Professorship
Keep Columbia strong in fields related to SIPA's mission by endowing a professorship.
Gerry Lenfest LAW'58 has pledged matching funds to inspire 25 other donors to endow and name Arts and Sciences professorships for $1.5 million, instead of the usual $3 million cost.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$5,000,000
Innovative Technologies in Policy Research and Teaching
Enable new technologies to continue reshaping how scientific discovery affects policy and how policymakers are informed and educated.
Through this endowment gift, promote the use of innovative technologies in instruction as well as in conducting and disseminating research results, enhancing both interdisciplinary research and education.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$10,000,000
Regional Institutes
Keep SIPA's interdisciplinary research and education strong in arenas of global significance and longstanding University commitment.
Endow a distinguished regional institute—Middle East Institute, Institute for Latin American Studies, Southern Asian Institute, Institute for African Studies, or Institute for the Study of Europe—to finance annual faculty research appointments, three partial student fellowships, and curricular programs in perpetuity.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$10,000,000
Research and Policy Centers
Strengthen one of SIPA's interdisciplinary research and policy centers.
Endow the Center for the Study of Human Rights; on International Organizations; for Urban Research and Policy; on Energy, Marine Transportation, and Public Policy; for Citizenship and Democracy; or another center. Your gift will support student fellowships, programs, research, policy networking, and training in perpetuity.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$25,000,000
Sustainable Development Research and Training
Help SIPA meet the challenges of balancing global economic development with environmental sustainability.
This endowment gift for Columbia's innovative interdisciplinary PhD program in Sustainable Development, housed at SIPA, will provide support for fellowships; research by faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced PhD students; and training of future environmental science policy makers.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
