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To create an application, scroll to the bottom of the page and select "Create an account" if you're a first-time user, or "Log in" if you're a returning user. Once you create an account, you'll be provided instructions for completing your application to SIPA. For your reference, deadlines to all of SIPA's master's degree programs are included below. Please ensure all your materials are submitted by the deadline in order to be considered for admission. The cut-off submission time for all application deadlines is at 11:59 p.m. EST.
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Applicants must submit all materials directly via this online application system. Applications will not be accepted through an agent or third-party vendor, with the sole exception of submissions by the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Program and its three partner agencies IIE, LASPAU and AMIDEAST, and by the DanishAmerican Fulbright Commission (DAF), Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), and Vietnam Education Fund (VEF).
In addition, the applicant will be required to attest to the accuracy and authenticity of all information and documents submitted to Columbia University. If you have any questions about this requirement, please contact the admissions office at sipa_admission@columbia.edu.
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MPA in Economic Policy Management (MPA-EPM) | ||||||||||||||||||
Early Action and JJ/WBGSP Applicants: November 20, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fellowship Consideration: December 20, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final Application: February 5, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) | ||||||||||||||||||
Early Action: November 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fellowship Consideration: January 15, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final Application: February 15, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall 2024 Deadlines | ||||||||||||||||||
Master of International Affairs (MIA), Master of Public Administration (MPA) & Developmental Practice (MPA-DP) | ||||||||||||||||||
Early Action: November 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fellowship Consideration: December 20, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final Application: February 5, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Executive MPA (EMPA) Fall | ||||||||||||||||||
Priority & Fellowship Consideration: March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final Application: June 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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