Truman Campus Nomination Timeline
Below is the 2025-26 campus schedule for the Truman Scholarship, a junior-year fellowship competition to support future graduate study in preparation for a career in public service. All deadlines are 11:59 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
October 15: Both the Prospective Applicant Form and the Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire (FPQ) are due. The questionnaire is required to be considered for nomination and must be submitted before the first draft of the Truman online application. If it has been more than two academic semesters since you completed your FPQ, please submit the FPQ Update.You do not need to do the entire FPQ again, unless you want to. After submission of the FPQ or FPQ Update, students should schedule a meeting with the Fellowships Office.
November 3: Truman draft application and policy proposal due for initial review. After submission, email the Fellowships Office to schedule a review of your draft.
November 24: Revised draft of complete Truman application uploaded online for campus committee review process.
December 1: Reference letters due. Reference letters should be submitted on letterhead with a current date (.pdf is preferred). The PDF letter file should use the following naming structure: Student Last Name_Truman Letter_Last Name of Recommender (e.g., Smith_Truman Letter_Jones). Be sure to provide recommenders with Truman Scholarship Program overview and sample recommender form for the specific kind of recommendation being prepared, e.g., intellect, public service career commitment, or leadership potential and abilities.
Week of December 8: Truman Campus Nominating Committee meets to interview candidates and select nominee(s). UR may select four nominees (or six if two transfer students are nominated).
Schedule for Nominees
Nominees must schedule a meeting in January with the Fellowships Office to discuss committee feedback and final revisions.
January 30, 5pm. EST: Complete, final, revised Truman Scholarship online application and recommendation letters due for nominees.