Departmental Unit № 1
Department of Geography
PhD in Geography (via Columbian College of Arts and Sciences)
100% Full Funding Guaranteed (5 Years)
Funding Package: Full tuition fellowship + 9-to-12 month living stipend (~$32,000/yr) + health insurance guaranteed through Columbian College Fellowships.
Fall Priority Deadline: January 15
GRE Policy: Not required / Waived
English Minimums: TOEFL iBT 100 or IELTS 7.0
MS in Geography / Spatial Analysis
GTA Assistantships Available
Funding Reality: Offers competitive GTA lines for admitted master's students.
Application Deadline: January 15
Admissions Advisory: If full funding is required and MS is self-funded, students are strongly advised to apply directly to the PhD track.
Vetted Matched Scholars (1 Profiles)
Prof. Nikolay Shiklomanov
Professor of Geography
In Plain Terms · What This Scholar Does:
He leads an international network of scientists measuring how deep the frozen Arctic ground thaws every summer, showing how melting permafrost destabilizes ground and alters river flows.
Core Research Topics: Permafrost hydrology, Arctic environmental change, active layer soil moisture, cold regions geography, climate change impacts.
Recent 2024–2026 Works & Grants: Director of the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) network. Manages international networks measuring seasonal thawing depth, soil moisture changes, and hydrological shifts across thawing permafrost landscapes.
Laboratory Instruments & Methods: Permafrost physical monitoring, soil thermal modeling, GIS spatial interpolation, spatial environmental data analysis.
Recruiting Context: Leader of major international Arctic monitoring network with long-term NSF funding.
Candidate Match:
GeographyHydrologySoil AnalysisGIS
Tailored Cold-Email Opening Hook:
"Discussing your background in environmental geography and spatial hydrology, expressing interest in his Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring research."