The following deadlines are for awards that require an institutional endorsement and others that are frequently of interest to JMU students. Please review the full timeline for the awards you are interested in, paying particular attention to the internal deadlines that are specific to the JMU Office of Fellowships and Awards. To find deadlines for awards not on this list, visit the database and follow the links to the website of the fellowship(s) you are interested in.
* Requires nomination from JMU
January
Application closed for 2023-2024 cycle!
Open: Early-October
Seeking JMU Nomination: Submit final draft of application on December 1
JMU Deadline: Early-January
Closes: Mid-January
For more information visit the Gaither Junior Fellows Program website.
Application closed for 2024-2025 cycle! 2025-2026 application opens mid-August 2024.
Opens: Mid-August 2024
JMU Deadline: Late-January
Closes: January 31, 2024 at 5:00pm E.T.
For more information visit the Boren Awards website.
Application closed for 2024-2025 cycle! 2025-2026 application opens mid-August 2024.
Opens: Mid-August 2024
JMU Deadline: Late-January
Closes: January 24, 2024 at 5:00pm E.T.
For more information visit the Boren Awards website.
Application closed for 2023-2024 cycle! 2024-2025 application opens September 1, 2024.
Open: September 1, 2024
Closes: Late-January
For more information visit the NOAA Hollings Scholarship website.
February
Application closed for 2024-2025 cycle!
Open: October
Seeking JMU Nomination: Submit final draft of application Early-February
Closes: Early-March
For more information visit the Udall Scholarship website.
July
Application open now!
Open: July 1, 2024
Seeking JMU Nomination: Submit final draft of application Mid-August
Closes: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 11:59pm
For more information visit the Rhodes Scholarship website.
August
Application now open!
August 2024 Application
Open: Mid-May 2024
Closes: Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 11:59pm Pacific Time
For more information visit the Gilman Scholarship website.
Application closed for 2024-2025 cycle!
Open: Early-June
Seeking JMU Nomination: Submit final draft of application by Mid-August.
Closes: Late-September
For more information visit the Mitchell Scholarship website.
More information about 2025-2026 cycle provided in late spring of 2024.
Open: Early-June
Seeking JMU Nomination: Submit final draft of application on Mid-August
Closes: Mid-September
For more information visit the Marshall Scholarship website.
October
Application 2025-2026 application open now!
Opens: April 2, 2024
Closes: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5pm Eastern Time
For more information visit the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website.
Application 2024-2025 application opens Mid-August.
October Application
Open: Mid-August
Closes: Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 11:59pm Pacific Time
For more information visit the Gilman Scholarship website.
Applications for 2024-2025 cycle is now open!
Open: May
Closes: October 9, 2024, 1:00pm Pacific Time
For more information visit the Knight-Hennessy Scholar website.
Applications for 2024-2025 cycle is now open!
Open: Mid-April
Closes: October 31st, 2024, 2pm ET
For more information visit the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans website.
November
Applications closed for 2024-2025 cycle!
Open: First Tuesday in September
Seeking JMU Nomination: Submit final draft of application on November 15.
Closes: Last Friday in January
For more information visit the Goldwater Scholarship website.
Application closed for 2023-2024 cycle!
Open: September
Closes: November
For more information visit the NSF-GRFP website.
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Application closed for 2024 cycle! 2025 cycle opens Fall 2024!
Opens: Mid-October
Closes: November
For more information visit the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program website.
December
Application closed for 2024-2025 cycle!
Open: November
Seeking JMU Nomination: Submit final draft of application December 1
Closes: February 6, 2024 at 11:59pm your time zone
For more information visit the Truman Scholarship website.
Applications closed for Summer 2024!
Opens: Mid-October
Closes: Late-December
For more information visit the DAAD RISE website.
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