Internal Deadlines for Various Fellowship Competitions

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). Most of the deadlines detailed below are for applications that require a form of institutional endorsement or evaluation. If the fellowship, scholarship, or opportunity you are interested in does not appear in the list below, please visit the official website for the award or contact the National and International Fellowships Office for more information.

National & International Fellowships Deadlines for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

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Rhodes Scholarship**

  • June 1: Intent to apply due (after meeting with fellowships office)
  • Jun-Aug: Multiple drafts due to fellowships office
  • Aug. 13: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
  • Late August: Elon nominees announced
  • Sept. 9: Internal deadline for final application
  • October 2, 2024: External deadline for final submission
  • **Approx. Oct. 17 & 19: Mock interviews; National Fellowships Advisory Committee
  • Friday & Saturday preceding Thanksgiving: District interviews
  • November: Announcement of awards

**requires institutional nomination

Marshall Scholarship**

  • June 1: Intent to apply due (after meeting with fellowships office)
  • Jun-Aug: Multiple drafts due to fellowships office
  • Aug. 13: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
  • Late August: Elon nominees announced
  • Sept. 9: Internal deadline for final application
  • **Approx. Sept. 26, 2024: External deadline for final submission
  • **Approx. Oct. 17 & 19: Mock interviews; National Fellowships Advisory Committee
  • November: Interviews with shortlisted candidates
  • November: Announcement of winners shortly after interviews

**requires institutional nomination

Fulbright U.S. Student Grants*

*requires Campus Committee Evaluation

Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

  • Jun. – Sept.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assit. Dir.
  • **Approx. Oct. 12, 2024: External deadline for Knight-Hennessy application
  • early January (approx.): Mock interviews; National Fellowships Advisory Committee
  • Mid-January: Notification of interviews
  • Mid-February: Announcement of winners

(does not require institutional nomination)

Schwarzman Scholarship

  • Jun. – Sept.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assit. Dir.
  • Sept. 12, 2024: External deadline for final submission
  • **Approx. October 17 & 19: Mock interviews; National Fellowships Advisory Committee
  • Late October/Early November: Interviews for semi-finalists in New York
  • Mid-November: Announcement of winners shortly after interviews

(does not require institutional nomination)

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

  • Jun. – Oct.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assist. Dir.
  • Click here for details: External deadline for online submission
  • Fall: Mock interviews; National Fellowships Advisory Committee
  • Late January: Announcement of awards

(does not require institutional nomination)

Boren Scholarship* (undergraduate students)

  • Dec. – Jan.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assist. Dir.
  • **Approx. Jan. 31: External deadline for online submission
  • Mid-Apr.: Announcement of awards

*requires institutional evaluation

Harry S. Truman Scholarship**

  • Oct. – Nov.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assist. Dir.
  • **Approx. November 16: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
  • Early December: Elon nominees announced
  • Early December: Revised draft due after consultation with Director/Assoc. Dir.
  • **Approx. Jan. 10: Internal deadline for final application
  • **Approx. Feb. 7, 2024: External deadline for online submission
  • **Approx. Feb. 8 and 10, 2024: Mock interviews; National Fellowships Advisory Committee
  • Late February: Finalists announced
  • March and April: Interviews with regional review panels
  • Mid-April: Announcement of awards

**requires Institutional nomination

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program**

  • Oct. – Nov.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assist. Dir.
  • **Approx. Nov. 16: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
  • Early December: Elon nominees announced
  • Early December: Revised draft due after consultation with Director/Assoc. Dir.
  • **Approx. Jan 10: Internal deadline for final application
  • February/early March: Finalist interviews
  • Late March: Announcement of awards

**requires institutional nomination

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship**

  • Oct. – Nov.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assist. Dir.
  • **Approx. Nov. 16: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
  • Early December: Elon nominees announced
  • Early December: Revised draft due after consultation with Director/Assoc. Dir.
  • **Approx. Jan. 10: Internal deadline for final application
  • Last Friday in January: External deadlines for online submission then supporting docs
  • Late March: Announcement of awards

**requires institutional nomination

Udall Scholarship**

  • Dec. – Jan.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assist. Dir.
  • **Approx. Jan. 17: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
  • Late January: Elon nominees announced
  • Early Feb.: Revised draft due after consultation with Director/Assoc. Dir.
  • Late Feb.: Internal deadline for final application
  • **Approx. March 2: External deadline
  • Early April: Announcement of awards

**requires institutional nomination