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:
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| Fellowship Name | National Deadline |
|---|---|
| American Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) Fellowship | 2025 TBD |
| Amgen Scholarship | February 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 Fellowship | January 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 Exchange | November 1, 2025 |
| CLS (Critical Language) Scholarship | 2025 TBD, usually mid-November |
| DAAD EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program)-Bundestag Internship | Program not funded for 2025-26 |
| DAAD German Studies Research Grant | May 1, 2025 and November 1, 2025 |
| DAAD RISE Professional | November 30, 2025 (letters of reference due December 15) |
| DAAD RISE Scholarship | November 30, 2025 |
| DAAD Study and Internship Program (SIP) in Germany | 2025 TBD |
| DAAD University Summer Course Grant | December 1, 2025 |
| DOE (Dept. of Energy) Computational Science Graduate Fellowship | January 16, 2025 |
| Emerson National Hunger Fellowship | January 17, 2025 |
| FAO Schwarz Fellowship | February 1, 2025 |
| Fulbright U.S. Student Program** | October 7, 2025 |
| Fulbright US-UK Summer Institutes Scholarship | February 2, 2025; see Fulbright website for details |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | 2025 TBD, usually mid-October (for US citizens) |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | 2025-26 TBD, dependent on your course – usually December 3, or January 7; see Course Directory (for non-US citizens) |
| GEM Fellowship Program | November 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 Fellowship | November 1, 2024 |
| HIA (Humanity in Action) Fellowship | Usually early January; sign up online to be notified when applications open |
| Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (NOAA) | January 31, 2025 |
| Humane Studies Fellowship | Rolling deadline; see program website for details |
| Samuel Huntington Public Service Award | January 10, 2025 |
| John Lewis Fellowships | February 28, 2025 Sign up online to be notified |
| Knight-Hennessy Scholars | October 8, 2025 |
| Marshall Scholarship** | September 16, 2025 |
| McCall MacBain Scholarship | September 24, 2025 (for US and CAN citizens) August 20, 2025 (for non-US/CAN citizens) |
| MFA (Math For America) Fellowship | Each MFA program has its own deadline |
| NDSEG (National Defense Science and Engineering) Graduate Fellowship | November 1, 2025 |
| NIH (National Institutes of Health) GPP (Graduate Partnerships Program) | December 1, 2025; see also partner institution deadlines. |
| NIH Summer Internship Programs | Canceled for 2025 Summer Program |
| NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship MD/PhD | 2025 TBD, usually early December |
| NIH Oxford-Cambridge PhD | 2025 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 Fellowship | 2025 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 Scholarship | January 30, 2026 |
| Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship | 2025 TBD, usually late September |
| Princeton in Africa | 2025 TBD; usually later October |
| Princeton in Asia | 2025 TBD, usually early November |
| Princeton in Latin America | 2025 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) Fellowship | November 1, 2024 |
| Rangel Undergraduate Summer Enrichment Program | 2025 TBD; usually early February |
| Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program | September 19, 2024 |
| Rhodes Scholarship** | October 2, 2025 |
| Rotary Global Grant Scholarship | Apply through local Rotary district; deadlines vary by district and may be 6-12 months in advance of intended graduate study start date |
| Schwarzman Scholars Program | Selection cycle for Aug 2026 program start, May 20, 2024 Deadline [for students from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan] |
| Schwarzman Scholars Program | September 10, 2025 |
| Scoville Peace Fellowship | Spring 2026 fellowship: October 6, 2025 Fall 2026 fellowship: January 9, 2026 |
| SMART (Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation) Scholarship | December 5, 2025 |
| NSF SOARS (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science) Program | February 1, 2024 |
| Soros Fellowship | October 30, 2025 |
| The Language Flagship | Varies by program |
| Truman Scholarship ** | February 4, 2025 |
| Udall Scholarship** | March 5, 2025 (nomination deadline January 13, 2025) |
| Voyager Scholarship | April 1, 2025 |
| Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics | December 30, 2024 |
| Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships | Three 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 |