Columbia Summer Global Core in Athens: Curatorial Project
Program: The Columbia Summer Global Core in Athens: Curatorial Project is a three week summer program that offers a Global Core Course: Hellenism and the Topographical Imagination (3 points.) This program takes Athens as a vantage point to consider larger contemporary issues regarding urban planning and nation-making, public life and democracy, climate crisis and displacement, and immigration and the accommodation of cultural alterity. Combine seminar study with field visits to unique locations, meetings with local experts, and the acquisition of practical project-based skills. The program culminates in an online permanent exhibition curated by the students that is historically based and contributes to the public discourse about contemporary Greece and its place in the world.
Application Deadline: Friday, February 13th. Click ‘Apply Now’ on the program website to begin your application.
Info Session: We will hold a virtual info session for the program on Tuesday February 3rd from 2-3pm. Please register here to attend and/or receive the recording afterwards. The recording from the December info session is posted on the program website.
Program Adviser: Students can email the program adviser, Hannah, at hhk2104@columbia.edu with any questions, or to set up an advising appointment.
Funding for Students:
Global Learning Scholarship (Application deadline: February 13, 2026) - Columbia undergraduates (CC/EN/GS) who demonstrate financial need may apply for the GLS that may partially cover the tuition and fees. It is a one page application that is separate from the program application. Students must complete the GLS and program application by the GLS deadline in order to be considered.
Financial Aid - Students should check with their financial aid offices to understand if any federal funding can be used toward their summer program.
Funding by the Athens Global Center is generously provided to cover some program expenses including flights for students.
