Fulbright Scholarship Competition Campus Timelines : Deadlines : Student Fellowships Office : University of Rochester

Fulbright Scholarship Competition Campus Timelines

Below are the important dates to be aware of for the Fulbright campus endorsement process. These deadlines are necessarily earlier than the national deadlines to ensure that candidates as well as the Campus Evaluation Committee have adequate time to attend to all aspects of the application, review, endorsement, and submission processes.

There is a series of Fulbright Cohort Support workshops happening throughout the summer to guide you during your application process. Please refer to our Events page for dates and registration details. https://www.rochester.edu/college/studentfellowships/news-events/sessions.html

Please be advised that before we nominate you or endorse your candidacy for a fellowship competition, we will perform a conduct and academic honesty check to confirm that you are in good disciplinary and academic standing.


Make an appointment with the fellowship office. All deadlines are 11:59 p.m. unless otherwise indicated; earlier submission is encouraged.
April-May: Overview	Meet with Fellowships Office to discuss profile and application strategy.
June-August: Overview	Prepare application essays and discuss with Fellowships Office, faculty advisors, and other mentors.

March
31	Recommended deadline for the Prospective Applicant Form and the Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire (FPQ), required for all candidates seeking application guidance from the Fellowships Office and endorsement by the campus committee. Already submitted an FPQ? If it has been more than one academic year since you completed your FPQ, please submit the FPQ Update.After submission, please contact the Fellowships Office to schedule a consultation.
April
4	Preferred deadline for the Fulbright Application Planning Tool.
June
20	First draft of Fulbright online application due, including essays. Be sure to adhere to the Fulbright essay formatting (for instructions, see Fulbright website). Please do NOT upload University of Rochester transcripts or academic record at this time. Recommendations are not due until August. CLICK HERE to submit PROPOSAL first draft. CLICK HERE to submit PERSONAL STATEMENT first draft. Project proposal: One single-spaced page for ETA Two single-spaced pages for study/research projects Personal essay: One single-spaced page for all candidates At this time, it is not necessary to hit the submit button to allow us to view your online application. Please do NOT upload University of Rochester transcripts or academic record at this time. Recommendations are not due until August.
July
29	Second draft of Fulbright online application due, including essays. CLICK HERE to submit PROPOSAL second draft. CLICK HERE to submit PERSONAL STATEMENT second draft. At this time, it is not necessary to hit the submit button to allow us to view your online application. Please do NOT upload University of Rochester transcripts or academic record at this time. Recommendations are not due until August.
August
1	Late first-time submission All applications must be discussed with the Fellowships Office and revised at least once in order to be presented to the Campus Evaluation Committee. If you begin the application process late and are submitting your materials for the first time we do not guarantee a second review of your application before the August 22nd Committee review.
22	COMPLETE, polished (revised at least once) online application and essays due for presentation to Campus Evaluation Committee. Transcripts: Enrolled students: Upload the University of Rochester transcript key only; please do NOT upload University of Rochester transcripts at this time. Graduate and medical students: Only upload transcripts from institutions other than the University of Rochester at this time. Also upload the UR Transcript Key; please do NOT upload UR transcripts at this time. Alumni: Upload your final UR transcript; be sure to include the UR Transcript Key.
26	Recommendations (recommendations are required in advance of the national deadline for campus endorsement process): ETA candidates: All three ETA Reference Forms should be submitted via the Fulbright application manager. See ETA recommendation instructions. Full grant candidates: All three full grant reference letters should be provided on letterhead with a current date and uploaded to the Fulbright application system. If there are egregious issues with a letter that the committee believes warrant attention, the Fellowships Office will notify the referee and ask them to take the necessary steps to have the letter un-submitted so it may be edited. See Full Grant recommendation instructions. Affiliation Letters Letters of affiliation/invitation (for study/research and arts projects as necessary) must be written on official letterhead and signed. Email letter as attachment directly to Fellowships Office ONLY if not already included in online application. Foreign Language Evaluations If a foreign language evaluation is necessary, evaluators will need to complete and submit the language assessment form via the Fulbright online application system. See Language Evaluation instructions.
Late August – September	Campus Evaluation Committee review of applications and candidate interviews.
September
September 9–26	Campus endorsement interviews.
15–30	Post-interview meetings with Fellowships Office to discuss final application revisions in preparation for national submission. Make sure your academic record is up-to-date/complete and request UR transcript in advance of the October deadline.
October
6	Campus deadline for submission of complete, revised, and FINAL online application, including ALL supporting materials (e.g., references, affiliation letters, transcripts).