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Neurobiology and Behavior

Columbia University

New York, NY

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Application details

Degree types: PhD
Application deadline: December 1 (ET)
Application opens: Not publicly available
GRE policy: no
GPA expectation: Not publicly available
Cohort size: 15–20 per year
Rotation system: rotation
Umbrella vs department: department
One-program-only rule: no
Fee waiver available: unknown
Fee waiver deadline: Not publicly available

Funding

Funding model: stipend + tuition waiver
Annual stipend: $42,000
International student funding: No stated international restrictions

Faculty tracked by Skopeia at this program

Attila Losonczy
Neuroscience
hippocampal circuits, place cells, memory encoding, dendritic computation
Nathaniel Sawtell
Neuroscience
sensory processing, cerebellum, motor prediction, neural circuits

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Notes

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Last verified 2026-05-06. Applicants should confirm every detail directly with the program before relying on it.

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