National Fellowship Deadlines

These are national deadlines; University of Rochester deadlines are earlier.

Program descriptions for most fellowships below may be found under relevant class list:

** REQUIRES CAMPUS ENDORSEMENT

National Fellowship Deadlines
Fellowship NameNational Deadline
American Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) Fellowship2025 TBD
Amgen ScholarshipFebruary 1, 2025; see the US program at a glance guide for specifics
Astronaut Scholarship **UR nominations due early March
Beinecke Scholarship **March 28, 2025
Boren Graduate FellowshipJanuary 22, 2025
Boren Scholarship **January 28, 2026, see Center for Education Abroad for details
Gaither Junior Fellowship ** (formerly Carnegie Jr. Fellowship)January 15, 2025
Churchill Scholarship **November 3, 2025
Congress-Bundestag Youth ExchangeNovember 1, 2025
CLS (Critical Language) Scholarship2025 TBD, usually mid-November
DAAD EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program)-Bundestag InternshipProgram not funded for 2025-26
DAAD German Studies Research GrantMay 1, 2025 and November 1, 2025
DAAD RISE ProfessionalNovember 30, 2025 (letters of reference due December 15)
DAAD RISE ScholarshipNovember 30, 2025
DAAD Study and Internship Program (SIP) in Germany2025 TBD
DAAD University Summer Course GrantDecember 1, 2025
DOE (Dept. of Energy) Computational Science Graduate FellowshipJanuary 16, 2025
Emerson National Hunger FellowshipJanuary 17, 2025
FAO Schwarz FellowshipFebruary 1, 2025
Fulbright U.S. Student Program**October 7, 2025
Fulbright US-UK Summer Institutes ScholarshipFebruary 2, 2025; see Fulbright website for details
Gates Cambridge Scholarship2025 TBD, usually mid-October (for US citizens)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship2025-26 TBD, dependent on your course – usually December 3, or January 7; see Course Directory (for non-US citizens)
GEM Fellowship ProgramNovember 14, 2025
Gilman Scholarship – Deadline for applicants whose abroad programs or internships start between May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. This cycle encompasses Maymester 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, academic year 2025-2026, and Spring 2026 abroad programs or internships. **March 6, 2025; see Center for Education Abroad for details
Gilman Scholarship – Deadline for applicants whose abroad programs or internships start between December 1, 2025, to October 31, 2026. This cycle encompasses Winter or January term 2026, Spring 2026, Maymester 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and academic year 2026-2027 programs.**October 3, 2025; see Center for Education Abroad for details
Goldwater Scholarship **January 30, 2026; national deadline always the last Friday in January; UR campus deadline early December
Hertz Foundation FellowshipNovember 1, 2024
HIA (Humanity in Action) FellowshipUsually early January; sign up online to be notified when applications open
Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (NOAA)January 31, 2025
Humane Studies FellowshipRolling deadline; see program website for details
Samuel Huntington Public Service AwardJanuary 10, 2025
John Lewis FellowshipsFebruary 28, 2025 Sign up online to be notified
Knight-Hennessy ScholarsOctober 8, 2025
Marshall Scholarship**September 16, 2025
McCall MacBain ScholarshipSeptember 24, 2025 (for US and CAN citizens) August 20, 2025 (for non-US/CAN citizens)
MFA (Math For America) FellowshipEach MFA program has its own deadline
NDSEG (National Defense Science and Engineering) Graduate FellowshipNovember 1, 2025
NIH (National Institutes of Health) GPP (Graduate Partnerships Program)December 1, 2025; see also partner institution deadlines.
NIH Summer Internship ProgramsCanceled for 2025 Summer Program
NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship MD/PhD2025 TBD, usually early December
NIH Oxford-Cambridge PhD2025 TBD, usually early December
NIH UGSP (Undergraduate Scholarship Program)2025 TBD, usually late March
Graduate Fellowship for STEM Diversity (GFSD)January 10, 2025
NSF (National Science Foundation) Graduate Research Fellowship2025 TBD, usually mid-October: geosciences; chemistry, mathematical sciences, physics and astronomy

2025 TBD, usually mid-October: life sciences

2025 TBD, usually mid-October: engineering

2025 TBD, usually mid-October: computer and information science and engineering; materials research; psychology; social sciences; STEM education and learning
NYWICI (New York Women in Communications, Inc.) Foundation ScholarshipJanuary 30, 2026
Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship2025 TBD, usually late September
Princeton in Africa2025 TBD; usually later October
Princeton in Asia2025 TBD, usually early November
Princeton in Latin America2025 TBD, usually early November; see their website for full announcement and updates
Projects For Peace Summer Grant**February 4, 2026
Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) FellowshipNovember 1, 2024
Rangel Undergraduate Summer Enrichment Program2025 TBD; usually early February
Rangel Graduate Fellowship ProgramSeptember 19, 2024
Rhodes Scholarship**October 2, 2025
Rotary Global Grant ScholarshipApply through local Rotary district; deadlines vary by district and may be 6-12 months in advance of intended graduate study start date
Schwarzman Scholars ProgramSelection cycle for Aug 2026 program start, May 20, 2024 Deadline [for students from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan]
Schwarzman Scholars ProgramSeptember 10, 2025
Scoville Peace FellowshipSpring 2026 fellowship: October 6, 2025

Fall 2026 fellowship: January 9, 2026
SMART (Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation) ScholarshipDecember 5, 2025
NSF SOARS (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science) ProgramFebruary 1, 2024
Soros FellowshipOctober 30, 2025
The Language FlagshipVaries by program
Truman Scholarship **February 4, 2025
Udall Scholarship**March 5, 2025 (nomination deadline January 13, 2025)
Voyager ScholarshipApril 1, 2025
Elie Wiesel Prize in EthicsDecember 30, 2024
Woodrow Wilson Teaching FellowshipsThree deadlines per year in October, December, and January
Yenching Academy Scholarship**HMT regions will be announced later in time via the Graduate School of Peking University website for UR Nominees from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan (HMT) See website for all other (non-HMT) UR Nominees