Chazen Institute Travel Fund Application | Columbia Business School Forms

Please complete all fields and upload the required materials in order to complete your application by the end of the day May 23, 2025, EST. Rising second-years who received an award last year and did not use it are eligible to apply that award to a program in the coming academic year without submitting a new application.

First Name Required *

Last Name: Required *

Email Address Required *

UNI Required *

PID/C Number - this can be found in SSOL if you don't know it Required *

Date of Birth

Date of Birth: Month Required *

Date of Birth: Day Required *

Date of Birth: Year Required *

Country of citizenship Required *

In the 2025-26 academic year I will be a:

First Year

Second Year

August or January entry

August

January

Please tell us about your international experience (international is defined as outside of your home country). Please select all that apply: if you lived abroad and traveled to 4 countries; please choose both options.

No international experience

Traveled to 1-5 countries

Traveled to 5-10 countries

Traveled to 10-15 countries

Lived/studied abroad (prior to MBA)

Worked abroad

Other - please explain

If you chose other, please explain here:

Please provide more detail about your travel experience. Work related, tourism, etc. Required *

Have you participated in a Chazen Study Tour, Global Immersion Program or Chazen Block Week course? If so, please name it here.

For rising second years, did you receive any travel support in your first year?

Yes

Have you applied for need based funding with Columbia University?

Are you the recipient of institutional funding from Columbia University?

Yes

How are you planning on financing the 2025-26 year of study? Enter the amounts for each category to total $138,000. Please enter only dollar amounts in the slots below and please be sure the total adds up to $138,000.

Student Loans at Columbia Business School

Personal cash/assets

Columbia or outside scholarship

Company sponsorship

Family or outside assets

Other amount

Please initial here to certify that you have provided accurate information in this application, and to confirm that you accept the terms and criterion of the travel fee waiver.

Click here to review the terms. Misinformation will be considered a violation of the honor code and disciplinary action can and will be taken by the school.

Required *

To complete your application please submit one document with the following information:

A one-page statement outlining why you would make a good candidate for the Chazen Institute Travel Fund and how a Chazen travel program would impact your MBA experience. As financial need is a key consideration, please address that as well. Please also talk about the nature of your previous travel; if your work was mostly for travel or leisure as well.
Resume/CV

Document Upload

Please use this link to upload your one page statement and your resume/CV. Please ensure the document file name includes your first and last name (for example Smith_John_Travel Fund). Doc or pdf files are accepted. Please note that if your name is not in the title of the uploaded document; we will not be able to match it to your application and your application will not be complete and able to be reviewed.

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