Deadlines & Events

Important Application Deadlines: Fellowships, Scholarships, & Research

Notice: Fellowship awards with the (*) designation require campus endorsement and involve a campus selection process prior to the national competition.

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Fall 2025 - Deadlines

*Rhodes Global (all majors) - national deadline: October 1st

*Fulbright Programs (all majors) - campus deadline: September 3rd

Schwarzman Scholarship (all majors) - national deadline: September 10th

*Marshall Scholarship (all majors) - national deadline: September 16th

*Fulbright Programs (all majors) - national deadline: October 7th

Knight-Hennessy Scholarship - national deadline: October 8th

Gates Cambridge Scholarship - national deadline: October 16th GMT

Gilman Scholarship (study abroad: Pell eligible) - national deadline: October 3rd

NSF-GRFP (STEM-focused) - national deadlines: October 27th - 30th

Undergraduate Research Awards (spring) (all majors) - campus deadline: October 26th

Soros Fellowship for New Americans (all majors) - national deadline: October 30th 

*Goldwater Scholarship & Astronaut Scholarship (STEM-focused) - campus deadline: November 1st

*Churchill Scholarship (main) (all majors) - national deadline: November 1st

DAAD Scholarship (all majors) - national deadline: starting in November (varies by program)

*Truman Scholarship (public service-focused) - campus deadline: November 26th

DAAD Rise (STEM-focused) - national deadline: November 30th

*CEIP - Gaiter Junior Fellows Program (foreign policy-focused) - campus deadline: December 3rd

Spring 2026 - Deadlines

*CEIP - James Gaither Junior Fellows Program (foreign policy-focused) - national deadline: January 15th

Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (all majors)- campus deadline: TBA

*Newman Civic Fellowship (public service-focused) - campus deadline: January 27th

*Goldwater Scholarship (STEM-focused) - national deadline: January 30th

*Udall Scholarship (environment, Tribal relations, or Tribal health-focused) - campus deadline: February 4th

Phi Beta Kappa - Key Into Public Service (LA&S majors) - national deadline: January TBD

Boren Fellowship - (interest in federal government) - national deadline: January TBD

Boren Scholarship - (interest in federal government) national deadline: January 31st

NOAA Hollings Scholarship (STEM-focused) - national deadline: January TBD

Udall Scholarship (environment, Tribal relations, or Tribal health-focused) - national deadline: March TBD

*Truman Scholarship (public service-focused) - national deadline: February 4th

*Beinecke Scholarship (research-focused: arts, humanities, or social sciences) - campus deadline: February 14th

Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Nomination (all majors) - campus deadline: Ferbruary 22nd

*Newman Civic Fellowship (public service-focused) - national deadline: April 27th

James Madison Memorial Fellowship (history/government education-focused) - national deadline: March 1st

*Udall Scholarship (environment, Tribal relations, or Tribal health-focused) - national deadline: March TBD

Gilman Scholarship (study abroad: Pell eligible) - national deadline: March 6th

*Beinecke Scholarship (research-focused: arts, humanities, or social sciences) - national deadline: March 28th

*Astronaut Scholarship (STEM-focused) - national deadline: March 31st

Undergraduate Research Awards (Summer/Fall) (all majors) - campus deadline: March 29th

*Rhodes, Marshall, & Churchill Scholarships (combined) (all majors) - campus deadline: May 19th