Submission portal2026–2027 Edition

Submit your work

Columbia Scientist accepts work from high school, undergraduate, and graduate students anywhere in the world. No fees, no affiliation requirement. Submissions close January 15, 2027; decisions arrive by late April 2027.

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1 About you

Full name *

Email *Decisions and editing correspondence go to this address.

School or university *

Level of study *

Country

2 Your submission

Category *Not sure which fits? Read the guidelines; each category has its own length and format requirements.

Title *

Description *Up to about 100 words. For written work, say what you argue and why it matters. For art and podcasts, this description is required.

Link to your Google DocRequired for written categories. Set sharing to “Anyone with the link can comment.” Formatting: 12-pt Times New Roman, single-spaced, 1-inch margins.

Upload a fileRequired for Science Art (PDF, PNG, or JPG, one 8.5 × 11-inch page) and for podcast cover artwork. Optional otherwise.

Cover letterBriefly: why this piece, and why now. A few sentences is plenty.

3 AI disclosure

If you used a generative AI tool at any stage, you must disclose it. Undisclosed use is grounds for redaction from the published edition. Disclosure is not itself a reason for rejection.

No generative AI was used.Yes, I used a generative AI tool.

Tool, version, and the full prompt(s) usedThis text will also need to appear in your acknowledgments if the piece is published.

4 DeclarationsThis is my own work, and it has not been published elsewhere.This is my only submission to Columbia Scientist this publishing year.If published, I agree to release this work under aCC BY 4.0 licence. I keep the copyright.

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Before you submit

Pick your category; the guidelines list length and format for each.
Written work: a Google Doc, 12-pt Times New Roman, single-spaced, 1-inch margins, sharing set to “anyone with the link can comment.”
Art: one 8.5 × 11-inch page as PDF, PNG, or JPG, plus a 100-word description.
One submission per student per year.