Deadlines
Internal Deadlines for 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 2022-2023 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. 8: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
- Late August: Elon nominees announced
- Sept. 11: Internal deadline for final application
- October 4, 2023: External deadline for online submission
- 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. 8: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
- Late August: Elon nominees announced
- Sept. 11: Internal deadline for final application
- Sept. 26, 2023: External deadline for online submission
- Oct. 17 & 19: Mock interviews; National Fellowships Advisory Committee
- November: Interviews with shortlisted candidates
- November: Announcement of winners shortly after interviews
**requires institutional nomination
George W. Mitchell Scholarship**
- June 1: Intent to apply due (after meeting with fellowships office)
- Aug. 8: Draft application due to be considered for nomination
- Late August: Elon nominees announced
- Sept. 11: Internal deadline for final application
- Sept. 28, 2023: External deadline for online submission
- Oct. 17 & 19: Mock interviews; National Fellowships Advisory Committee
- late October (approx.): Semi-Finalist Skype Interviews
- mid-November (approx.): Finalist interviews in Washington DC
- Announcement of awards happens 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/Assoc. Dir.
- Oct. 12, 2022: 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
- Aug. 1: Draft application due
- Aug. – Sept.: Multiple revised drafts due after consultation with Director/Assoc. Dir.
- Sept. 20, 2022: External deadline
- October 18 & 20: 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/Assoc. 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)
- Jan. 13 (approx.): Draft application due to be considered for endorsement
- Week of Jan. 13: On-campus evaluative interview
- Jan. 27 (approx.): Internal deadline for final application
- Early February (approx.): External deadline for online submission
- Early May: Announcement of awards
*requires institutional evaluation
Harry S. Truman Scholarship**
- 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.
- Jan. 10: Internal deadline for final application
- Feb. 7, 2023: External deadline for online submission
- Feb. 8 and 10, 2023 (approx.): 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**
- 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.
- Jan. 10 (approx.): Internal deadline for final application
- February/early March: Finalist interviews
- March 31: Announcement of awards
**requires institutional nomination
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship**
- 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.
- Jan. 10 (approx.): 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**
Jan. 17 (approx.): Draft application due to be considered for nomination
Late January: Elon nominees announced
Early Feb.: Revised draft due after consultation with Director/Assoc. Dir.
February 23 (approx.): Internal deadline for final application
March 2: External deadline
Early April: Announcement of awards
**requires institutional nomination