Internal and External Deadlines
Many national scholarships and prestigious fellowships require University nomination or endorsement in order to apply. In these cases, GVSU establishes campus deadlines for Declaration of Intent to Apply and, later, Internal Submission of Materials, that are several weeks or months in advance of the submission deadline posted by the awarding organization’s website. The tables below list the fellowships that have preliminary campus deadlines for Declaration of Intent to Apply and Internal Submission of Application.
Students or recent graduates who seek nomination for any of these awards should schedule an individual meeting with the Fellowships advisor by emailing [email protected]. Students who enter the nomination pipeline for these awards will be added to a mailing list with specific guidance and instruction on the application processes.
June Intent to Apply Deadline
For best feedback students should complete the Declaration of Intent to Apply Form by the end of June for:
- Rhodes Scholarship
- Marshall Scholarship
- Fulbright Program
- Yenching Academy Scholarship
October Intent to Apply Deadline
For best feedback students should complete the Declaration of Intent to Apply Form by mid-October for:
- Boren Awards
- Gaither Junior Fellowship
- Truman Scholarship
- Udall Scholarship
Goldwater Scholarship
Students interested in the Goldwater Scholarship should review the information on the GVSU Goldwater Scholarship page (opens in a new window). Talk with your faculty research mentors about your interest in Goldwater, also!
Phi Kappa Phi
Contact the GVSU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi (opens in a new window) for information about the application process and deadlines.
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship and the Rotary Global Scholarship
Contact the Grand Rapids Rotary (opens in a new window) for more information about the application process.
The following national scholarships and fellowships require GVSU endorsement:
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Name of Opportunity |
Internal Submission Deadline(s) |
External Submission Deadline(s) |
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August 16 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by late May) |
Late September/Early October |
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August 16 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by late May) |
Early October |
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August 16 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by late May) |
Late September/Early October |
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October 1 |
Early December |
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November 20 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by early October) |
Late January |
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December 1 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by mid-October) |
Late January/Early February |
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December 1 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by mid-October) |
Early February |
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December 1 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by mid-October) |
Mid-January |
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January 15 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by December 1) |
Early March |
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March 15 - 17 (varies annually) best to inform us that you intend to apply by late December) |
Mid-April |
Other Deadlines:
The following major awards do not require a nomination. Students who intend to apply for the following awards can work with our office to prepare their applications. We recommend that students begin working on their applications 6-8 weeks BEFORE the deadlines listed on the sponsoring organization's website. This allows students to receive multiple rounds of feedback on their essays and prepare their applications. It also provides faculty and staff adequate time to write letters of recommendation.
Fellowships that require application essays for which students should seek feedback repeatedly throughout the drafting process from the Fellowships Office and the Writing Center (opens in a new window) include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Rangel and Pickering (State Department)
- Rangel Summer Enrichment Program
- Schwarzman Scholars (graduate study in China)
- Knight-Hennessy (graduate study at Stanford)
- Gates Cambridge Scholarship (graduate study at Cambridge)
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
- IIE Gilman International Scholarship (undergraduate study abroad)
- IIE Freeman-Asia Scholarship (undergraduate study abroad)
- PPIA (Public Policy and International Affairs) Summer Fellowships
- Critical Languages Scholarship Program (summer program for immersive language study, State Department)
- CBYX (Germany)
- DAAD-RISE and other DAAD opportunities (Germany)
- Amgen Scholars
- NOAA Hollings
- US-UK Fulbright Summer Institutes (for high achieving, financially-needy undergraduate students)
- Rotary Global Scholarship (graduate study abroad)
- Peace Corps
If you're interested in applying for any of these opportunities, please complete our Interest Form and we will be in touch with next steps.