Deadlines

Submit Prospective Applicant Form (PAF); attend a Fulbright info session; meet with a Fulbright Program Advisor (FPA) for initial consultation about interests and program details: country selection, project type, etc.

Meet with Fulbright Program Advisor (FPA) after submission of Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire (FPQ) for in-depth discussion of profile and application strategy.

Create official Fulbright applicant account and begin filling in online application. For Study/Research projects, identify potential academic mentors/principle investigators abroad and reach out to discuss possibility of affiliation. This is an indispensable step in developing a feasible project for independent research and for projects in the Arts.

Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire (FPQ) OR FPQ Update if original FPQ submitted in last 12 months.

Fulbright Application Planning Tool. Meet with Fulbright advisor after submission.

Prepare online application and essays (see details HERE); discuss progress with Fulbright advisor; consult with UR faculty/other mentors as well as affiliates abroad for expert/field-specific advice.

First draft of online application (including all relevant sections of the online application, proposal, and Fulbright Mission short responses) is due (details HERE for essays/statements). Please do not use generative AI to compose your statements.

Mark application Ready for Review. DO NOT HIT SUBMIT.

Also, please upload first drafts of proposal and Fulbright Mission short responses to share with your Fulbright advisor via THIS FORM.

Schedule meeting with Fulbright advisor (FPA) to discuss.

Last date to submit FPQ and Fulbright Planning Tool to enter campus endorsement process for fall 2025 application submission. Late applicants still need to complete a full draft of the Fulbright application and revise it before the campus committee review deadline in August. Late applicants can expect one round of critical feedback on their application from a Fulbright advisor; multiple reviews before the August deadline are not guaranteed.

Revised draft of online application (including all relevant sections of the online application, proposal and Fulbright Mission short responses) is due. Please do not use generative AI to compose your statements.

Mark application Ready for Review. DO NOT HIT SUBMIT.

Schedule meeting with Fulbright advisor to discuss.

Complete, revised online application due  for formal review by Campus Evaluation Committee. Mark application Ready for Review. DO NOT HIT SUBMIT.

TRANSCRIPTS: must show applicant's name and college/university name.

• Enrolled students: if fall schedule will not change, upload UR transcript, If fall schedule is not yet fixed, upload current unofficial transcript for later replacement.
• Enrolled transfer students: upload non-UR transcript(s) and UR transcript.
• Graduate and medical students: upload non-UR transcript(s) as well as your current UR transcript.
• Alumni: upload final, official UR transcript.
  
  

Recommendations:

Recommendation letters and ETA recommendation forms are due, submitted via the Fulbright online application system. Notify recommenders that references are due well in advance of the national deadline because they are part of the campus endorsement process.

Affiliation Letters due: uploaded by applicant to the online application.

Foreign Language Evaluations due: submitted by the evaluator via the online application system. See Language Evaluation instructions.

Campus endorsement interviews.

Discuss interview and revisions with FPA; finalize application.

Campus deadline to indicate complete, revised application is Ready for Review by the FPA for the last time. ALL revisions should be done and all supporting materials should be uploaded to application.