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Fellowships, like all formalized award competitions, have strict deadlines. Don’t be fooled into thinking only the external deadline matters. Internal deadlines are the most important ones for you. These are set to allow time for the internal nomination process and for letter writing to take into account what you write in your application. If you want to present the best overall application you can, give yourself and your letter writers the time that is needed to produce strong and thoughtful statements.

Fulbright recipient Anna George

Fellowships, like all formalized award competitions, have strict deadlines. Don’t be fooled into thinking only the external deadline matters. Internal deadlines are the most important ones for you. These are set to allow time for the internal nomination process and for letter writing to take into account what you write in your application. If you want to present the best overall application you can, give yourself and your letter writers the time that is needed to produce strong and thoughtful statements.

Please review the Deadlines Summary for fellowships requiring Smith endorsement and other competitive fellowships.

Get Started Early

Students and their faculty advisers and mentors are encouraged to be in contact with a Fellowships adviser well ahead of deadlines. The best, most competitive fellowship applications are developed over a period of 2–6 months, involving discussion, multiple drafts, wide consultation and—for the student—plenty of “sleeping on it” time to ensure it feels right, looks right and authentically reflects your achievements, plans and potential.
 

Fellowships Deadlines

Fellowship Smith Endorsement Application Deadline Recommendations Deadline Smith Internal Interview Final Deadline
Beinecke 11/17/2023 1/19/2023 12/11/2023 2/07/2023
Churchill 05/15/2023 10/11/2023 09/08/2023 11/01/2023
DAAD Study 08/18/2023 10/11/2023 10/27/2023 11/01/2023
Fulbright 05/15/2023 09/5/2023 09/11-09/22/2023 10/11/2023
Goldwater 11/17/2023 01/19/2024 11/27-12/11/2023 01/26/2024
Marshall 05/15/2023 08/18/2023 08/21-8/28/2023 09/19/2023
McCall MacBain 05/15/2023 08/23/2023 08/28-09/01/2023 09/27/2023
Mitchell 05/15/2023 08/18/2023 08/28-09/01/2023 09/28/2023
Rhodes -- U.S.  05/15/2023 08/23/2023 08/28-09/01/2023 10/02/2023
Rhodes -- Global 05/15/2023 07/17/2023 07/20/2023 07/30/2023
Truman 11/17/2023 01/19/2024 11/27-12/11/2023 02/06/2024
Udall 01/08/2023 02/19/2024 -- 03/07/2024

Fall 2023

Date Description
CHURCHILL  
May 16 Deadline to submit formal request for nomination
September 4-8 Endorsement Interview
October 2 Internal deadline for complete application
October 11 Deadline for letters of recommendation and submission of University of Cambridge admissions application
November 1 Final deadline
CRITICAL LANGUAGE  
October 2023 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
November 14 Final deadline
DAAD STUDY  
August 18 Timing of email informal request for nomination 
October 27 Endorsement Interview
October 20 Internal deadline for complete application
October 20 Deadline for letters of recommendation
November 3 Final deadline
FULBRIGHT  
May 15 Deadline to submit formal request for nomination
September 11 -- 22 Endorsement Interview
September 5 Internal deadline for complete application
September 5 Deadline for letters of recommendation
October 10 Final deadline
GATES CAMBRIDGE -- U.S.  
August 18 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
October 11 Final deadline
GATES CAMBRIDGE -- NON U.S.  
August 18 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
December 7 or January 57 Final deadline (depends on which course of study is chosen)
HERTZ  
August 18 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
October 28 Final deadline
KNIGHT-HENNESSY  
August 18 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
October 11 Final deadline
MARSHALL  
May 15 Deadline to submit formal request for nomination 
August 21- 25 Endorsement Interview
August 23 Internal deadline for complete application
August 23 Deadline for letters of recommendation
September 19 Final deadline
McCall MacBain  
 
May 15 Deadline to submit formal request for nomination
August 28-September 1  
Endorsement Interview
August 23 Internal deadline for complete application
August 23 Deadline for letters of recommendation
September 27 Final deadline
MITCHELL  
May 15 Deadline to submit formal request for nomination 
August 28-September 1 Endorsement interview
August 23 Internal deadline for complete application
August 23 Deadline for letters of recommendation
September 28 Final deadline 
NSF GRF  
Late August / Early September Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
October 16 - 20 Final deadline (depends on field of study)
PICKERING  
August 25 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
September 28 Final deadline
RANGEL  
August 25 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
September 27 Final deadline
RHODES -- U.S.  
May 15 Deadline to submit formal request for nomination
August 28 - September 1 Endorsement Interview
August 23 Internal deadline for complete application
August 23 Deadline for letters of recommendation
October 2 Final deadline
RHODES -- GLOBAL  
May 15 Deadline to submit formal request for nomination 
July 20-21 Endorsement interview
July 17 Internal deadline for complete application
July 17 Deadline for letters of recommendation
July 28 Final deadline
SCHWARZMAN (non-Chinese passport holders)  
Late August Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
September 27 Final deadline 
SOROS  
August 25 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
October 26 Final deadline
YENCHING International, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan candidates
November 1 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
December 29 Final deadline

Spring 2024

Date Description
BEINECKE  
November 17, 2023 Deadline to submit formal request for nomination 
None required Endorsement Interview
January 5 Internal deadline for complete application
January 19 Deadline for letters of recommendation
February 7 Final deadline
BOREN  
December 2021 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
February 7 Final deadline
GOLDWATER  
November 17  Deadline to submit formal request for nomination 
November 27 -- December 11 Endorsement Interview
January 5 Internal deadline for complete application
January 19 Deadline for letters of recommendation
January 26 Final deadline
NOAA HOLLINGS  
Late November / Early December Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
January 30 Final deadline
SCHWARZMAN -- CHINESE PASSPORT HOLDERS  
April 20, 2022 Deadline for seeking advice and feedback
May 20 Final deadline
TRUMAN  
November 17  Deadline to submit formal request for nomination
January 5 Internal deadline for complete application
January 19 Deadline for letters of recommendation
February 6 Final deadline
UDALL  
Early December Deadline to submit formal request for nomination
Not required Endorsement interview
February 12 Internal deadline for complete application
February 12 Deadline for letters of recommendation
March 7 Final deadline

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Deadlines for Faculty Letters of Recommendation

Date Evaluations/Letters/References Due
July 15 Rhodes Global 
August 29 Marshall, Mitchell, & Rhodes U.S. 
September 6 Fulbright references and language evaluations  
September 21 Pickering & Schwarzman for non-Chinese passport holders  
September 28 Rangel
October 12 Churchill, Gates Cambridge & Knight-Hennessy
October 18 DAAD 
October 28 NSF-GRF
October 21 Hertz  
October 27 Soros  
November 18 Crtical Language Scholarship 
December 1–January 5 Gates Cambride non-US (deadline of the 2nd or the 6th will depend on the course of study chosen)
December 2 Yenching 
December 15 Ford  
January 20 Beinecke, Goldwater & Truman references due
January 25 Boren  
February 6 NOAA Hollings  
February 13 Udall 
May 11 Schwarzman (Chinese passport holders -- Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao)