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. 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. Talk with your faculty research mentors about your interest in Goldwater, also!

Phi Kappa Phi
Contact the GVSU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi for information about the application process and deadlines.

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship and the Rotary Global Scholarship
Contact the Grand Rapids Rotary for more information about the application process.

The following national scholarships and fellowships require GVSU endorsement

Name of Opportunity

Internal Submission  Deadline(s)

External Submission Deadline(s)

Marshall Scholarship

August 16 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by late May)

Late September/Early October

Fulbright US Student Program

August 16 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by late May)

Early October

Rhodes Scholarship

August 16 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by late May)

Late September/Early October

Yenching Academy Scholarship

October 1

Early December

Goldwater Scholarship

November 20 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by early October)

Late January

Boren Scholarship and Boren Fellowship

December 1 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by mid-October)

Late January/Early February

Harry S. Truman Scholarship

December 1 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by mid-October)

Early February

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

December 1 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by mid-October)

Mid-January

Udall Scholarship

January 15 (best to inform us that you intend to apply by December 1)

Early March

Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

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 include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Payne, Rangel, Pickering
  • Rangel Summer Enrichment Program
  • Schwarzman Scholars
  • Knight-Hennessy
  • Gates Cambridge Scholarship (post graduate)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
  • IIE Gilman International Scholarship
  • IIE Freeman-Asia Scholarship
  • PPIA (Public Policy and International Affairs) Summer Fellowships
  • Critical Languages Scholarship Program
  • CBYX (Germany)
  • DAAD-RISE and other DAAD opportunities (Germany)
  • Amgen Scholars
  • NOAA Hollings
  • US-UK Fulbright Summer Institutes
  • Rotary Peace Fellows
  • 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. 

Declaration of Intent to Apply

The Declaration of Intent online form will jumpstart the brainstorming/drafting process for the following awards: Boren Scholarship and Fellowship, Fulbright US Student Program, Marshall Scholarship, Mitchell Scholarship, Rhodes, Truman Scholarship, Schwarzman Scholars Program, Gaither Junior Fellows Program (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), and Udall Undergraduate Scholarship. This online form serves to provide a point of departure for the application advising process with GVSU Fellowships staff. We will provide feedback and make suggestions as you move forward with developing drafts of your application essays and other materials.

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