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Please consult the detailed application deadlines below, and pay particular attention to the first internal deadline listed. Students who miss this deadline are generally ineligible to apply for the fellowship for that year (but may be eligible to apply the following year, depending on eligibility requirements). If the fellowship, scholarship, or opportunity you are interested in does not appear in the list below, please contact the Office of National and International Fellowships for more information. For a PDF version, you may follow the 2012-13 competition deadlines link.
| Nov. 28 | Draft application due |
| Jan. 2, 2013 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Jan. 16 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Jan. 31 | External deadline for online submission then supporting docs |
| Early May | Announcement of awards |
Boren Scholarship (undergraduate students)
| Nov. 5 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Nov. 16 | Elon nominees announced |
| Dec. 3 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Jan. 14, 2013 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Feb. 13 | External deadline for online submission |
| Early May | Announcement of awards |
Carnegie Junior Fellows Program
| Nov. 7 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Nov. 19 | Elon nominees announced |
| Dec. 5 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Jan. 2, 2013 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Jan. 15 | External deadline for hardcopy application |
| February/early March | Finalist interviews |
| March 31 | Announcement of awards |
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities
| Sep. 10 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Sep. 28 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Oct. 12 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Nov. 14 | External deadline for submission of online application |
| Jan. 9, 2013 | Deadline for receipt of supplementary materials |
| April | Announcement of awards |
Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
| Aug. 31 | Draft application due to be considered for endorsement |
| Sept. 10 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Sept. 21 | Internal deadline for final application |
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Week of Oct. 1 | Interview with Fulbright Selection Committee |
| Oct. 17 | External deadline for online submission |
| January | Official notification to shortlisted candidates |
| Spring | Announcement of awards |
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
| Aug. 31 | Draft application due |
| Sep. 14 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Sep. 28 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Oct. 16 | External deadline for online submission |
| Early Dec. | Mock interviews: National Fellowships Advisory Committee |
| Feb. 1-2, 2013 | Interviews in Washington, DC |
| February | Announcement of awards |
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
| Nov. 5 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Nov. 16 | Elon nominees announced |
| Dec. 3 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Jan. 14, 2013 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Jan. 27 (2012 deadline) | External deadline for online submission then supporting docs |
| Late March | Announcement of awards |
Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
| Sep. 7 | Draft application due |
| Sep. 28 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Oct. 15 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Fall 2012 | External deadlines; electronic submission then hard copy |
| April | Announcement of awards |
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award
| Nov. 19 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Nov. 28 | Phase 1 application due (ALL CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT PHASE 1) |
| Dec. 7 | Elon nominees announced |
| Jan. 7, 2013 | Draft of phase 2 application due |
| Jan. 28 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Feb. 12, 2012 | External deadline for submission |
| Mid Feb. | Graduate school acceptance letters must be uploaded |
| April 30 | Financial Aid letters due |
James Madison Graduate Fellowship
| Jan. 14, 2013 | Draft application due |
| Feb. 1 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Feb. 15 | Internal deadline for final application |
| March 1 | External deadline for online submission |
Marshall Scholarship
| Aug. 6 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Aug. 24 | Elon nominees announced |
| Sep. 5 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Sep. 14 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Oct. 1 | External deadline for online submission and mailed transcripts |
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Week of Oct. 22 | Mock interviews: National Fellowships Advisory Committee |
| Early Nov. | Interviews with shortlisted candidates |
| November | Announcement of winners shortly after interviews |
George W. Mitchell Scholarship
| Aug. 6 | Draft applications due to be considered for nomination |
| Aug. 24 | Elon nominees announced |
| Sep. 5 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Sep. 14 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Oct. 2 | External deadline for online submission |
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Week of Oct. 22 | Mock interviews: National Fellowships Advisory Committee |
| mid-Nov. | Finalist interviews in Washington, DC |
| Late Nov. | Announcement of awards |
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
| Sep. 21 | Draft application due |
| Oct. 12 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Nov. 2 | Internal deadline for final application |
| mid-Nov. | External deadlines: electronic copy then hard copy |
| April | Announcement of awards |
Rhodes Scholarship
| Aug. 6 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Aug. 24 | Elon nominees announced |
| Sep. 5 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Sep. 14 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Oct. 3 | External deadline for online submission |
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Week of Oct. 22 | Mock interviews: National Fellowships Advisory Committee |
| Nov. 16 & 17 | District interviews |
| November | Announcement of awards |
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
| Nov. 30 | Draft application due |
| Jan. 2, 2013 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Jan. 14 | Internal deadline for final application |
| mid-Jan. | External deadline: postmarked by mail |
| Early Feb. | Mock interviews: National Fellowships Advisory Committee |
| February | Preliminary interviews with Summit Rotary Club |
| April | Finalist interviews with the Rotary District 7690 |
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
| Nov. 5 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Nov. 16 | Elon nominees announced |
| Dec. 3 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Jan. 14, 2013 | Internal deadline for final application |
| Feb. 5 | External deadline for online submission |
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Week of Feb. 6 | Mock interviews: National Fellowships Advisory Committee |
| Feb. 20 | Finalists announced |
| Mar. 1-Apr. 3 | Interviews with regional panels |
| Apr. 11 | Announcement of awards |
Udall Scholarship
| Nov. 19 | Draft application due to be considered for nomination |
| Dec. 7 | Elon nominees announced |
| Feb. 1 | Revised draft due after consultation with Director or Assoc. Director |
| Feb. 18 | Internal deadline for final application |
| March 1 (2013 deadline) | External deadline: receipt of paper application |
| Early April | Announcement of awards |