International students pursuing degrees at the master level are not eligible for institutional funds administered by the Financial Aid Office (e.g. General Income Scholarship), and federal programs.
International students at the doctoral level may be eligible to receive funding from their academic department. Students must contact their respective academic department directly for these funding opportunities

All international students are advised to seek financial aid through their country of citizenship, private foundations and international agencies such as the World Health Organization (www.who.int), Pan American Health Organization (www.paho.org), and the Rotary International (http://rotary.org/en/Pages/ridefault.aspx).

Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund grants student loans to competent persons from Latin American and Caribbean countries, members of the Organization of American States, to help them finance their higher education studies in the United States, with the understanding that, upon completing those studies, they will be in a position to give their respective countries the benefit of their training.

http://www.oas.org/rowe/purpose.asp

Aside from the organizations mentioned above, international students can also apply for private educational loans. In order to do so,

please visit http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sfs/docs/Grad_Fin_Aid/Private_Loans/index.html.

The maximum amount that can be requested through any private educational loan is the cost of attendance for one school year (tuition, room/board, personal expenses, etc.) minus any aid that may have been awarded by the academic department.

The Financial Aid Office determines the cost of attendance once the number of credits that will be taken per semester is known. The following is an example of a full time* student's cost of attendance for one academic year (September through May). Note that these figures are for the 2008-2009 academic years. Tuition rates and other fees are determined every year during the summer.

$1212 per credit hr
$95 One time Transcript Fee
$990 Health Service Fee
$2602 Medical Insurance Health Premium (Fall Charge)*
$100 Student Activity Fee
$110 Computer Fee

Living Expenses are estimated at $15336 annually
Estimated Book Budget of $1200
Estimated Personal Expenses of $2300